Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
George Washington's "Daily Sacrifice": A Bibliographic Mystery
Exhibit on view September 15 - December 18
Runs through Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Did George Washington pray? This archives exhibit explores a long-standing controversy surrounding a manuscript prayerbook given to the College in 1895 by Rev.Charles Frederick Hoffman, who, like many others, believed it was written by George Washington. On display are archival items and facsimiles from the Bard College Archives and the Washington National Cathedral. Curated by Helene Tieger '85, Head of Archives and Special Collections at Stevenson Library. This exhibit is on view on the third floor of Stevenson Library in conjunction with "Not the Thing He Supposed It" symposium on October 23. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Thursday, October 1, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, October 1, 2026 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Kline, College Room
Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Russian/Eurasian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Gilson Place; Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat and eggs are available . . . Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.; Gilson Place, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
In the event of rain and extreme weather conditions, the market will be held at Bard's Campus Center 30 Ravine Rd.Sponsored by: Bard Farm.
For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Parking lot on Library Rd in front of Kappa House A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat, eggs, and honey are available and more. Find us on Library Road on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House, 12:00 pm–5:00 pm. For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Our monthly online Democracy Innovation Academy is meeting next on October 1st at 12 PM EST. We will be joined by Roger Berkowitz, Helene Landemore, and Yazmany Arboleda to preview our October 15-17 Arendt Forum on Solidarity and briefly discuss Helene's paper on "How to Give Everyday People a say in A.I. Governance."
This monthly Zoom meeting functions as a drop-in academy and networking opportunity for those hoping to learn more, or to connect with organizations, practitioners, facilitators and other engaged learners. Free and open to the public.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, October 1, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard. Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; French Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join the CfIS team for weekly Thursday Office Hours! We are here as a resource for all students. Bring an idea, project, question, or just come to hang out and enjoy Parkhurst cookies, fruit, tea, and coffee! Sponsored by: Center for Indigenous Studies.
Capitalism and Its Critics: the Return of Political Economy
John Cassidy, staff writer at the New Yorker, in discussion with Lucas Guimarães Pinheiro, Assistant Professor of Politics at Bard College.
Thursday, October 1, 2026 4:30–5:45 pm
Blithewood The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College invites the Bard community to a fall speaker series exploring the forces shaping our economic lives—from capitalism to financial stability to the policies that hold (or fail to hold) our economy together. Each session features a guest economist, policymaker, author, or researcher whose work sheds light on issues such as financial fragility, structural forces impacting economic resilience, and the public policies foundational to economic democracy. Drawing on the Institute's long tradition of heterodox and policy-relevant research, the series offers a forum for lively discussion and debate about how our economic system can be made more stable, equitable, and aligned with the public good in democratic societies. Talks are free and open to all Bard College students, faculty, and staff, with time reserved for audience questions. For more information, call 845-758-7710, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Spiritual Life Buddhist Meditation Room Mondays: 6-6:15 Dharma teachings, 6:15-6:45 Guided meditation, 6:45-7 pm Walking meditation & chanting Thursdays: Meditation in stillness Refreshments following both meditation sessions with sangha community time. Everybody welcome, at any time, for any length of time. Sign up for our sangha mailing list to be informed about special dharma events. For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema An opera movie night for Divas at Bard, where we will watch a recording of an opera production or an opera-related film together. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Humanities, Room 205 This club is for anyone who loves writing comedy in any forms such as sitcomes, plays, improv and more, enjoys coming up with jokes or hilarious scenerios, or even just loves to laugh! We will collaborte on comedic ideas, share any original comedic writing or attempt to create something to share a laugh with the Bard community such as a comedic newsletter or a stand up performance! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Join us for a bonfire with s'mores, music, & sometimes other treats. Learn about upcoming outdoor trips—hiking, camping, & backpacking. Bring your friends! Bring an instrument! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema See the Devil's Deed projected on the big sceen weekly at Orgone Accumultors Club Meetings For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
George Washington's "Daily Sacrifice": A Bibliographic Mystery
Exhibit on view September 15 - December 18
Runs through Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Did George Washington pray? This archives exhibit explores a long-standing controversy surrounding a manuscript prayerbook given to the College in 1895 by Rev.Charles Frederick Hoffman, who, like many others, believed it was written by George Washington. On display are archival items and facsimiles from the Bard College Archives and the Washington National Cathedral. Curated by Helene Tieger '85, Head of Archives and Special Collections at Stevenson Library. This exhibit is on view on the third floor of Stevenson Library in conjunction with "Not the Thing He Supposed It" symposium on October 23. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Friday, October 2, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Campus Center North, Robert Kelly Multipurpose Room BardWorks Activate is a student-centered summit designed to help students turn their interests, ideas, and curiosities into meaningful experiences at Bard. Through student-led panels, alumni/ae conversations, networking opportunities, and hands-on activities, students will discover how to get involved on campus, build skills and experiences, and make the most of the programs, funding, and pathways to mentorship already available to them.
The summit will spotlight existing Bard initiatives, including opportunities through the Center for Civic Engagement such as the Community Action Awards, Trustee Leader Scholars, ELAS, and more.
We will feature students who have taken advantage of these programs to develop projects, pursue internships, grow their networks, and explore their interests. Their stories will offer a firsthand look at how students can take an idea, find the right resources, and turn it into an experience that contributes to their personal, academic, and professional growth.
Our goal is to help students see what is possible at Bard, understand the resources available to them, and feel empowered to get started
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center BLOOD DRIVE 12:00 – 6:00 pm Bard College Bertelsmann Campus Center, MPR 30 Campus Road Annandale-on Hudson, NY 12504 Blood Donors are Urgently Needed! To schedule an appointment, please click here. For more information, please call NYBC at (800)933-2566.
Online Event Learn about Bard's oldest trees! Join Amy Parrella '99, Bard's Arboretum Director, for a virtual walk through Bard's campus to learn about these living legacies and the history they witnessed. FREE to register. Register here.Sponsored by: Bard Arboretum.
For more information, call 845-758-7179, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Gallery Wall 1 Pop up tasting of some tasty vegan snacks (free!) For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event We're reading The Human Condition, one of Hannah Arendt's most influential works. First published in 1958, the book asks timeless questions about what it means to live, work, and act together in the modern world. Arendt explores how advances in technology and human knowledge can expand our power while also making it harder to understand—or control—the consequences of our actions. Those questions remain just as urgent today.
Free for HAC members and the Bard community, the Virtual Reading Group is a weekly masterclass with Arendt Center Founder Roger Berkowitz, who personally leads the sessions and engages with participants on Hannah Arendt's work.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema If you're interested in shaping Fall Fest including food options, activities, and attractions, please come to these meeetings to have your input heard and to play an active roll in Fall Fest! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Reem-Kayden Center Room 102 Come join us for games, food, and to learn more about the Biology Club and our mission! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 402 Work on your Senior Project in a calm, quiet, and supportive space. By showing up for your project at the same time each week, you can turn 1.5 hours of focused work into a stable routine that yields real results over time. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Anna Jones Memorial Garden Join us for an event of celebration of home memories, bring photos/items that represent home for you, listen to arabic music, and hear from Palestians. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center The Women's Volleyball team faces Plattsburgh State in a non-conference clash. Come support women's volleyball!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Campus Center North Shakespere on the Quad is Shakespere on the Quad mixed with experineced actors and amatur actors. There will be cool props and lighting...anyone can come to check it out! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Desirée Ruhstrat, violin, Melissa Reardon, viola, and Wendy Sutter, cello
“Resilience”
Friday, October 2, 2026 7 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Bard Conservatory faculty member and violist Melissa Reardon is joined by violinist Desirée Ruhstrat and cellist Wendy Sutter for a performance titled "Resilience."
"Resilience" is an intimate and deeply moving concert project in which three acclaimed artists of international stature come together to restore music silenced by the Holocaust to the living repertoire. Violinist Desirée Ruhstrat, violist Melissa Reardon, and cellist Wendy Sutter—each a leader in the classical music world unite in a program devoted to extraordinary chamber works by composers whose lives and careers were shaped, interrupted, or extinguished by Nazi persecution. Through solo, duo, and string trio repertoire, Resilience offers both remembrance and renewal, allowing voices nearly erased by history to speak again with urgency and clarity.
Free and open to the public. Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Come to the Red Rrom in Cmapus Center South Catch Co-Op Gaming Session! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
China Now Music Festival: Chasing Dreams at Carnegie Hall
Bard East/West Ensemble and THE RIFT: Opera in One Act
Friday, October 2, 2026 7:30–9 pm
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall Join us for the opening night of the ninth annual China Now Music Festival at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall. Led by conductor and artistic director Jindong Cai, this concert features the New York premiere of THE RIFT, a chamber opera in one act by composer Huang Ruo and Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang that explores the story behind Maya Lin’s iconic Vietnam Veterans Memorial. That same night, the Bard East/West Ensemble will perform works by contemporary composers Zhang Zheng, Luk Wai Chun, and Wang Danhong. Soloists include soprano Karen Vuong, mezzo-soprano Michelle Mariposa, tenor Edward Graves, bass-bartitone Daniel Klein, and pipa performer Yang Jin.
Use discount code NOW57513 to receive 20% off tickets. For student and senior discounted tickets, visit the Carnegie Hall box office at 57th Street and 7th Avenue. Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Our weekly screening of weird, old, bad movies! Check our instagram @bardcultclassics to find out what the film is! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
George Washington's "Daily Sacrifice": A Bibliographic Mystery
Exhibit on view September 15 - December 18
Runs through Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Did George Washington pray? This archives exhibit explores a long-standing controversy surrounding a manuscript prayerbook given to the College in 1895 by Rev.Charles Frederick Hoffman, who, like many others, believed it was written by George Washington. On display are archival items and facsimiles from the Bard College Archives and the Washington National Cathedral. Curated by Helene Tieger '85, Head of Archives and Special Collections at Stevenson Library. This exhibit is on view on the third floor of Stevenson Library in conjunction with "Not the Thing He Supposed It" symposium on October 23. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Saturday, October 3, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center The Women's Volleyball team plays a tri-match with CCNY and Pratt Institute. Come out and support women's volleyball!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Calling all hobbyists! Bring your hobby to the Attention Sanctuary on the second floor of Stevenson Library, and work on it in a friendly, supportive atmosphere. All indoor hobbies are welcome! Snacks & pick-up hobbies provided. Happens on the first & third Saturdays of the month. For more information: Contact Hannah Cremo at [email protected]. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Celebration: A Concert honoring Joan Tower's 54th year at Bard, "My longtime home"
Presented by the Altalena Artists Collective
Saturday, October 3, 2026 4 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space In 1972, Joan Tower joined the composition faculty at Bard College — a relationship that has now spanned 54 years, and one she has never left. Today the Asher B. Edelman Professor of Music at Bard, Tower calls the college simply "my longtime home." Presented by the Altalena Artists Collective, this concert marks that milestone with an evening of Tower’s music performed by Bard faculty, students, the Cassatt Quartet and musicians of The Orchestra Now (TON).
Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube Channel here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
China Now Music Festival: Chasing Dreams at Asia Society
US-China Music Forum: Chasing Dreams
Saturday, October 3, 2026 4:30–6 pm
Asia Society 725 Park Ave. New York City, NY 10021 United States
Join us for a special afternoon of conversation and song with composer Huang Ruo, librettist Su Wei, and conductor Jindong Cai, moderated by Asia Society's Rachel Cooper. A vibrant discussion on how music captures the emotion and power of history is accompanied by song--sopranos Lucy Fitz Gibbon and Karen Vuong will sing arias from two major operatic works foregrounding Chinese American stories, with Xinri Zhang on keyboard. Stay back to meet the artists during the lively wine reception that follows!
The US-China Music Forum: Chasing Dreams commemorates the 250th anniversary of the United States, highlighting THE RIFT and Men of Iron and the Golden Spike, two major musical works that focus on the sacrifices and contributions of Chinese Americans. This is part of the China Now Music Festival, created to deepen understanding of Chinese culture through orchestral, operatic, and chamber music performances.
The theme, "Chasing Dreams," reminds us that the pursuit of dreams is a shared human experience that connects us all. The festival is centered on two major musical works that focus on the sacrifices and contributions of Chinese Americans. The opening concert, on October 2 at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall, features THE RIFT, a chamber opera in one act by Chinese American composer Huang Ruo and playwright David Henry Hwang. The work tells the compelling story behind Maya Lin's iconic Vietnam Veterans Memorial and explores themes of identity and reconciliation. The festival concludes on October 11 at the Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, with Zhou Long's Men of Iron and the Golden Spike. This large scale symphonic oratorio honors the thousands of Chinese laborers who built the Transcontinental Railroad in the 1860s. The performance will feature an 80-piece orchestra, a 120-voice chorus, and six vocal soloists.
The festival is co-presented by the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music and the Central Conservatory of Music, China. Follow this link for tickets to the US-China Music Forum at Asia Society: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/chasing-dreams-us-china-music-forumSponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
George Washington's "Daily Sacrifice": A Bibliographic Mystery
Exhibit on view September 15 - December 18
Runs through Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Did George Washington pray? This archives exhibit explores a long-standing controversy surrounding a manuscript prayerbook given to the College in 1895 by Rev.Charles Frederick Hoffman, who, like many others, believed it was written by George Washington. On display are archival items and facsimiles from the Bard College Archives and the Washington National Cathedral. Curated by Helene Tieger '85, Head of Archives and Special Collections at Stevenson Library. This exhibit is on view on the third floor of Stevenson Library in conjunction with "Not the Thing He Supposed It" symposium on October 23. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Sunday, October 4, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road (Across from the Massena Campus) Service at St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY. Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Quad Come to the Bertelsmann Campus Center Quad for handmade and vintage clothing, food and drink, and arts and crafts, all from local vendors! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Campus Center North Join us for one last moments of the year with warm weather, sunshine, outdoor activites, and some good ole seafood (vegetarian options available) Rescheduled to October 4th! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
China Now Music Festival: Chasing Dreams at Kingston
Bard East/West Ensemble conducted by Jindong Cai
Sunday, October 4, 2026 3–5 pm
TEMPO Performing Arts Center 29 Wurts Street Kingston, NY, 12401 United States As a part of the ninth annual China Now Music Festival, Chasing Dreams, the Bard East/West Ensemble celebrates America’s 250th anniversary by performing pieces from their recent tour. Returning home from a tour in China that took them to 8 cities for 15 performances, the ensemble will showcase their cross-cultural sound through unique arrangements of works by Aaron Copland, Astor Piazzolla, and Jiang Ying, among others.
The festival is co-presented by the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music and the Central Conservatory of Music, China. Follow this link for tickets to the TEMPO Performing Arts Center concert: https://tempokingston.org/events/bard_china_ensemble/Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents On Sunday, October 4th at 3:00 pm at the Bard Chapel, the annual Blessing of the Animals will take place. All are welcome to bring their beloved pets, photos of their pets, stuffed animals, etc., and participate in the celebration and blessing of God’s wonderful creatures. This is a short service that will last 30-45 minutes.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
George Washington's "Daily Sacrifice": A Bibliographic Mystery
Exhibit on view September 15 - December 18
Runs through Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Did George Washington pray? This archives exhibit explores a long-standing controversy surrounding a manuscript prayerbook given to the College in 1895 by Rev.Charles Frederick Hoffman, who, like many others, believed it was written by George Washington. On display are archival items and facsimiles from the Bard College Archives and the Washington National Cathedral. Curated by Helene Tieger '85, Head of Archives and Special Collections at Stevenson Library. This exhibit is on view on the third floor of Stevenson Library in conjunction with "Not the Thing He Supposed It" symposium on October 23. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Center for Spiritual Life Buddhist Meditation Room Mondays: 6-6:15 Dharma teachings, 6:15-6:45 Guided meditation, 6:45-7 pm Walking meditation & chanting Thursdays: Meditation in stillness Refreshments following both meditation sessions with sangha community time. Everybody welcome, at any time, for any length of time. Sign up for our sangha mailing list to be informed about special dharma events. For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 DUE TO A MEDICAL SITUATION, THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FALL SEMESTER. 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time, using your own body weight. Complete body workout. Great way to start your day! Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Learn about Bard's teacher education program leading to a master's degree and NYS teacher certification in grades 7-12
Monday, October 5, 2026 12 pm
Online Event Join Dr. Cecilia Maple '01, Director of MAT Admission and Student Affairs to learn about program options, application details and deadlines, scholarship aid, jobs, and more!
Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion; Director, Institute of Advanced Theology
Monday, October 5, 2026 12:30–2 pm
Bard Hall This series will examine three famous holy sites in Jerusalem: the Haram al-Sharif, the Western Wall, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Their founding narratives will reveal how holiness has been attributed to the city, and why characteristic religious practices are focalized there. On this basis, we will investigate the roots of conflicts, past and present, that have threatened Jerusalem’s survival.
Lecture series will be held on the following Mondays at 12:30pm in Bard Hall Sept. 7th, Sept. 21st, Oct. 5th, Oct. 19th, and Nov. 2ndSponsored by: Institute of Advanced Theology.
For more information, call 845-758-7667, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 5, 2026 1–2 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; German Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 5, 2026 2–3 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture, and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
as translated by Anne Carson and Richard Lattimore and adapted by Ellen McLaughlin
Monday, October 5, 2026 5 pm
Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts Directed by Ash K. Tata
Join us for a staged reading and discussion of Aeschylus' Oresteia in three versions: Lattimore/Grene (the FYSem required text), Anne Carson's An Oresteia, and Ellen McLaughlin's The Oresteia.
Bring your questions!
This event is mandatory for FYSem students For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 118 The Student Labor Dialogue (SLD), founded in 2005, is Bard's only club devoted to issues of workers' rights and labor justice both on and off campus. We bring awareness and hopefully solutions to issues of labor justice and mistreatment while fostering an open dialogue between students and workers on campus. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace, allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium On Monday, October 5 at 5:30pm in the László Z. Bitó ’60 Auditorium, Reem-Kayden Center, Bard Fiction Prize winner Eliza Barry Callahan will read from her work. This reading is free and open to the public.
Eliza Barry Callahan is a writer and filmmaker from New York, NY. Her debut novel, The Hearing Test, published in Spring 2024 (Catapult) was a finalist for the NYPL Young Lions Awar and longlisted for Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. Her fiction and writing about art has appeared in The Paris Review, Bomb, frieze, and The Drift. Her 20 minute directorial debut, ‘The Non-Actor’, premiered at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) in 2025. She was a 2023 New York Foundation of The Arts Fellow and currently teaches a seminar on artist writings and ekphrasis at Columbia University.
Read more about Eliza Barry Callahan's work here. Sponsored by: Written Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 5, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Spanish Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
George Washington's "Daily Sacrifice": A Bibliographic Mystery
Exhibit on view September 15 - December 18
Runs through Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Did George Washington pray? This archives exhibit explores a long-standing controversy surrounding a manuscript prayerbook given to the College in 1895 by Rev.Charles Frederick Hoffman, who, like many others, believed it was written by George Washington. On display are archival items and facsimiles from the Bard College Archives and the Washington National Cathedral. Curated by Helene Tieger '85, Head of Archives and Special Collections at Stevenson Library. This exhibit is on view on the third floor of Stevenson Library in conjunction with "Not the Thing He Supposed It" symposium on October 23. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling: Dr. Sarah Heslip at 413-884-2798 or Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
CDO Applying for the Bard in Berlin Study Abroad Program and interested in the BCB Internship Program? Stop by the Career Development Office to spruce up your resume!
Applicants for the BCB Internship Program are required to either meet with the CDO or attend a drop-in session. In order to apply for the BCB Internship Program, you must be applying for the Bard in Berlin Study Abroad Program.
Additional Drop-In Hours: September 24, 10 am – 12 pm September 29, 2 pm – 4 pm October 14, 2 pm – 4 pmSponsored by: Bard Abroad; Career Development Office.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 12–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Italian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Chat with members of our admission team to learn more about Bard NYC! Spring 2027 applicants strongly encouraged to stop by. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 Classic style Level 1 Pilates Mat Class focusing on strength, balance, and control.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer Complex The Women's Soccer team hosts its Kick it Pink game against Brooklyn. Come out and support the team as well as promote Breast Cancer Awareness!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room This session will offer an overview of Know Your Rights material and introduce preparedness planning strategies. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come see BRAVE for our weekly tabling! If you have any questions about our program drop by or if you just wanna talk Bard and see what BRAVE is about we’re here to answer any questions! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
As an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting for intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy. The Librarians, which made its world premiere at Sundance and continued on to SXSW and Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, explores the urgent moment we find ourselves in. As an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting for intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy, flanked by concerned community members and young readers. The Librarians documentary explores the urgent moment we find ourselves in.
Join Stevenson Library and the Center for Civic Engagement for a screening and discussion of this important film. Refreshments will be provided.
Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement; Libraries at Bard College.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Join our admission team for a casual application workshop! Spring '27 applicants strongly encouraged to attend and work with admission staff to resolve any application questions/concerns. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Middle Eastern Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
George Washington's "Daily Sacrifice": A Bibliographic Mystery
Exhibit on view September 15 - December 18
Runs through Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Did George Washington pray? This archives exhibit explores a long-standing controversy surrounding a manuscript prayerbook given to the College in 1895 by Rev.Charles Frederick Hoffman, who, like many others, believed it was written by George Washington. On display are archival items and facsimiles from the Bard College Archives and the Washington National Cathedral. Curated by Helene Tieger '85, Head of Archives and Special Collections at Stevenson Library. This exhibit is on view on the third floor of Stevenson Library in conjunction with "Not the Thing He Supposed It" symposium on October 23. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling: Dr. Sarah Heslip at 413-884-2798 or Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center Curious about graduate school and what comes next? Join us to explore Bard’s graduate programs, learn about application timelines and requirements, and get practical guidance from Bard admissions representatives and the Career Development Office.
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 12–1 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace, allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Come celebrate National Voter Education Week with trivia & candy prizes in Kline, hosted by Election@Bard! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Library Room 402 Do you work best in a group? Need someone to hold you accountable? Bring your homework and work alongside others in a quiet room. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
In the News: WHATEVER IT TAKES TO WIN: War, Medicine, & the Human Spirit in Ukraine
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 5 pm
Stevenson Library Join the CCE in unraveling this week's news!
This is part of a regular discussion held every month
Please join us for a talk with Dr. Olesya Vynnyk in conversation with George Packer, introduced by Jonathan Becker on Wednesday, October 7 at 5:00PM on the first floor of the Stevenson Library.
Dr. Olesya Vynnyk, M.D. is a doctor in Lviv and the medical initiatives coordinator for the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), supporting combat medics with equipment and training.
George Packer is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of 10 books. Before joining The Atlantic in 2018, he was a staff writer at The New Yorker for 15 years. He writes about American politics and culture and U.S. foreign policy.
Jonathan Becker is Acting President of Bard College. He is also Executive Director of Bard's Center for Civic Engagement and Vice Chancellor of Global Higher Education Alliance for the 21st Century. --Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Chinese Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Preston Theater John Cage composed “Organ2/ASLSP“ to be played “As Slow(ly) as Possible.” The piece could theoretically last forever. It currently can be heard in Halberstadt, Germany in a version that will ultimately be 639 years long. The experimental documentary SIGHT/SEEING translates the subject of “hearing” to one of “seeing.”
How long can you actually look? How long can one endure the “stretched gaze” (Wilhem Genziano) while swiping through hundreds of images within seconds? At places such as Big Ben and the Eiffel Tower, where thousands of people take the same pictures over and over again, billions of times, what might you see if you dare to not turn your eyes? And what happens when a very stretched piece of music meets a very stretched gaze?
SIGHT/SEEING was made by filming at the most photographed tourist spots in Europe, but with each shot determined by chance operations (à la Cage) with the aim to "learn seeing at a place where there's nothing to see." The many clips that make up the film might include anything from a wall or slab of pavement, a passersby looking at their phones, to a bit of unfocused scenery somewhere near the Trevi Fountain in Rome.
In addition to Cage’s music and the ambient sounds of each film clip’s location, nine quotations from John Cage bring additional structure to the film. Most of them come from John Cage's seminal essay and lecture collection Silence, adding astonishingly apt comment on what is seen, though they have also been assigned to each section of the film by way of chance procedures.
SIGHT/SEEING takes the many inspirations Cage’s work offers into the realm of experimental documentary to extraordinary result.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Deana Lawson is an American artist, educator, and photographer based in Brooklyn, New York. Her work is primarily concerned with intimacy, family, spirituality, sexuality, and Black aesthetics.Sponsored by: Photography Program.
For more information, call 845-492-9113, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Religious and political group where we explore Christianity through the Black Diaspora and learn about Black History! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Olin Language Center, Room 115 Narcotics Anonymous meeting: This meeting is intended for people who are looking for support, community, or to learn more about addiction. Open to everyone! Olin Language Center, Room 115, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
George Washington's "Daily Sacrifice": A Bibliographic Mystery
Exhibit on view September 15 - December 18
Runs through Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Did George Washington pray? This archives exhibit explores a long-standing controversy surrounding a manuscript prayerbook given to the College in 1895 by Rev.Charles Frederick Hoffman, who, like many others, believed it was written by George Washington. On display are archival items and facsimiles from the Bard College Archives and the Washington National Cathedral. Curated by Helene Tieger '85, Head of Archives and Special Collections at Stevenson Library. This exhibit is on view on the third floor of Stevenson Library in conjunction with "Not the Thing He Supposed It" symposium on October 23. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Thursday, October 8, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, October 8, 2026 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Kline, College Room
Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Russian/Eurasian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Gilson Place; Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat and eggs are available . . . Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.; Gilson Place, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
In the event of rain and extreme weather conditions, the market will be held at Bard's Campus Center 30 Ravine Rd.Sponsored by: Bard Farm.
For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Parking lot on Library Rd in front of Kappa House A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat, eggs, and honey are available and more. Find us on Library Road on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House, 12:00 pm–5:00 pm. For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, October 8, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard. Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; French Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join the CfIS team for weekly Thursday Office Hours! We are here as a resource for all students. Bring an idea, project, question, or just come to hang out and enjoy Parkhurst cookies, fruit, tea, and coffee! Sponsored by: Center for Indigenous Studies.
Center for Spiritual Life Buddhist Meditation Room Mondays: 6-6:15 Dharma teachings, 6:15-6:45 Guided meditation, 6:45-7 pm Walking meditation & chanting Thursdays: Meditation in stillness Refreshments following both meditation sessions with sangha community time. Everybody welcome, at any time, for any length of time. Sign up for our sangha mailing list to be informed about special dharma events. For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Humanities, Room 205 This club is for anyone who loves writing comedy in any forms such as sitcomes, plays, improv and more, enjoys coming up with jokes or hilarious scenerios, or even just loves to laugh! We will collaborte on comedic ideas, share any original comedic writing or attempt to create something to share a laugh with the Bard community such as a comedic newsletter or a stand up performance! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Join us for a bonfire with s'mores, music, & sometimes other treats. Learn about upcoming outdoor trips—hiking, camping, & backpacking. Bring your friends! Bring an instrument! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema See the Devil's Deed projected on the big sceen weekly at Orgone Accumultors Club Meetings For more information, call 845-758-6822.
The Arendt Forum on Solidarity: What Are We Fighting For?
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Olin Humanities Auditorium
The Hannah Arendt Center is looking for student volunteers for our 2026 ARENDT FORUM taking place Thursday, October 15 through Saturday, October 17at Bard College, with 30 minute volunteer training and shirt collections on Wednesday, October 14.
This year’s forum centers on the theme of solidarityand will bring together students, scholars, writers, artists, and members of the wider community for conversations around some of the most urgent political and social questions of our time.
Volunteers will contribute approximately3–4 hours total over the course of the forum, with shifts scheduled around students’ classes and availability. Opportunities include:
Guest check-in and registration
Wayfinding and general event support
Auditorium and Q&A support
Hospitality and receptions
Lunch and breakout-session support
Merchandise and membership
Volunteers will still have plenty of opportunities to attend forum sessions outside of their assigned shifts. Interested students can apply here, by Thursday October 8th 2026.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Join us for a Moth-style open mic storytelling event in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month! Come to listen or to share a story of your own. How to participate: Prepare a story related to Hispanic or Latin American heritage or identity that you can tell in 5 minutes or less. Your story should be:
TRUE as remembered by the storyteller.
Yours to tell! First-person accounts only.
On theme. This event is in celebration of Hispanic and Latin American voices. If your story doesn’t fit in with this theme, please save it for a future storytelling event!
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 206, Computer Lab Writing a FYSem paper can be hard for all sorts of reasons. Maybe you’re not sure how to begin. Maybe you’ve gotten stuck. Maybe you don’t know what your main point is. Bring a draft, some notes, a half-formed idea, a writing problem, or just the work you need to get done. Jane Smith, FYSem professor and Stevenson Library’s resident writing coach, will be on hand to help. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Manor Parlor Come join Election @ Bard for Debate Watch Party and Bingo! Snacks will be provided and bring a friend! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
George Washington's "Daily Sacrifice": A Bibliographic Mystery
Exhibit on view September 15 - December 18
Runs through Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Did George Washington pray? This archives exhibit explores a long-standing controversy surrounding a manuscript prayerbook given to the College in 1895 by Rev.Charles Frederick Hoffman, who, like many others, believed it was written by George Washington. On display are archival items and facsimiles from the Bard College Archives and the Washington National Cathedral. Curated by Helene Tieger '85, Head of Archives and Special Collections at Stevenson Library. This exhibit is on view on the third floor of Stevenson Library in conjunction with "Not the Thing He Supposed It" symposium on October 23. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Friday, October 9, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event We're reading The Human Condition, one of Hannah Arendt's most influential works. First published in 1958, the book asks timeless questions about what it means to live, work, and act together in the modern world. Arendt explores how advances in technology and human knowledge can expand our power while also making it harder to understand—or control—the consequences of our actions. Those questions remain just as urgent today.
Free for HAC members and the Bard community, the Virtual Reading Group is a weekly masterclass with Arendt Center Founder Roger Berkowitz, who personally leads the sessions and engages with participants on Hannah Arendt's work.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema If you're interested in shaping Fall Fest including food options, activities, and attractions, please come to these meeetings to have your input heard and to play an active roll in Fall Fest! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 402 Work on your Senior Project in a calm, quiet, and supportive space. By showing up for your project at the same time each week, you can turn 1.5 hours of focused work into a stable routine that yields real results over time. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Our weekly screening of weird, old, bad movies! Check our instagram @bardcultclassics to find out what the film is! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
We are thrilled you will be joining us at Red Hook Golf Club, for our forth annual Golf Tournament in support of Bard Athletics! Play begins October 9th at 9 am and will be a shotgun start with a scramble format. Lunch is at 2 pm. Registration includes:
18 Holes of Golf with Cart
Refreshments on the Course
Lunch at The Grove
Raffles & Silent Auction
Cart Gift
Foursome registration is $900, or single golfers can register for $250 and we'll look to pair you up with other singles.Alternatively, skip the golf and join us for lunch, awards, and raffles/silent auction for $150. All proceeds will go to Bard Athletics, helping fund team travel opportunities and other enhancements to the student-athlete experience.
Ordinary Made Extraordinary: Nietzsche’s Pedagogy of Non-Identity
Dr. Ulrike Wagner, Director of German Studies, Bard College Berlin
Friday, October 9, 2026 12 pm
Hegeman 204A What happens when reading makes the ordinary strange? This talk argues that Nietzsche’s lifelong engagement with Emerson recasts criticism as a pedagogy of non-identity: a practice of learning to see differently. Rather than locating philology’s authority solely in the institutional protocols of German Wissenschaft, Nietzsche finds its vital force in everyday practices of reading, habit, and encounters with exemplary others. For Nietzsche, Emerson transforms the past from settled knowledge into a resource for reimagining the relations among scholarship, poetry, art, and life. Against the specialization and moral conformity of the modern university, Emersonian exemplarity provokes thought in unexpected directions. Criticism thus becomes an embodied practice that may disrupt inherited certainties and reopen the present to unrealized possibilities. Tracing this Emerson–Nietzsche connection, the talk illuminates Emerson’s formative role in Nietzsche’s philology and offers a new account of transatlantic intellectual history. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
China Now Music Festival: Chasing Dreams at Bard Chapel
Chinese and American Folk Songs
Friday, October 9, 2026 2 pm
Chapel of the Holy Innocents The Choir of the Music Education Institute, Central Conservatory of Music, China is joined by guest chorus, the Xinsheng Chinese Choir of New York, for an afternoon in which Chinese folk songs and North American ballads share a stage.
The festival is co-presented by the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music and the Central Conservatory of Music, China. Follow this link for more information about the event: https://www.barduschinamusic.org/events/2026/8/19/chinese-and-american-folk-songsSponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Puzzle Hunt Club- Open meeting: Database Thrillers
Friday, October 9, 2026 3:30–6:30 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 In this open meeting of the Bard Puzzle Hunt Club, we will explore a fun and unique subgenre of puzzle games - Database Thrillers! Often free and fairly short, these puzzle games involve unraveling a mystery by piecing together information from a simulated database. Come decompress with your choice of game! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center The Women's Volleyball team hosts its Dig Pink match against St. Lawrence. Come out to support the team as well as promote Breast Cancer Awareness!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Join pianist Gilles Vonsattel for an evening of Beethoven.
Program Details: BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 1 in F Minor for Piano, op. 2, No. 1 BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 21 in C Major for Piano, op. 53, "Waldstein" BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major for Piano, op. 106, "Hammerklavier"
Swiss-born American pianist Gilles Vonsattel is the recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Award, the winner of the Naumburg and Geneva competitions, and a laureate of the Cleveland, Dublin, and Honens competitions. He’s performed with the Munich Philharmonic, the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, and the Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Montreal, and San Francisco symphony orchestras, and he's appeared in recitals and chamber music concerts at Chamber Music Northwest; Music@Menlo; the Ravinia, Lucerne, Bravo! Vail Music, and Santa Fe Chamber Music festivals; Tokyo’s Musashino Hall; and London’s Wigmore Hall.
Vonsattel has premiered numerous works in the United States and Europe, and he’s worked closely with such notable composers as Jörg Widmann, Heinz Holliger, Anthony Cheung, and George Benjamin. Recent highlights include a performance of Carlos Chávez's Piano Concerto in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium with The Orchestra Now, a debut at Mainly Mozart in San Diego, a critically acclaimed recording of music by Richard Strauss and Kurt Leimer with The Bern Symphony Orchestra and Mario Venzago for the Schweizer Fonogramm label. In 2025, Vonsattel begins a three year complete Beethoven piano sonatas cycle for Camerata Pacifica, where he is principal pianist. He will perform the entire cycle over the 2026-7 season for both Music@Menlo and at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
Gilles Vonsattel received his bachelor’s degree in political science and economics from Columbia University and his master’s degree from The Juilliard School. He's a professor of piano at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He makes his home in New York City and western MA.
Free and open to the public.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
George Washington's "Daily Sacrifice": A Bibliographic Mystery
Exhibit on view September 15 - December 18
Runs through Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Did George Washington pray? This archives exhibit explores a long-standing controversy surrounding a manuscript prayerbook given to the College in 1895 by Rev.Charles Frederick Hoffman, who, like many others, believed it was written by George Washington. On display are archival items and facsimiles from the Bard College Archives and the Washington National Cathedral. Curated by Helene Tieger '85, Head of Archives and Special Collections at Stevenson Library. This exhibit is on view on the third floor of Stevenson Library in conjunction with "Not the Thing He Supposed It" symposium on October 23. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Saturday, October 10, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Calling all hobbyists! Bring your hobby to the Attention Sanctuary on the second floor of Stevenson Library, and work on it in a friendly, supportive atmosphere. All indoor hobbies are welcome! Snacks & pick-up hobbies provided. Happens on the first & third Saturdays of the month. For more information: Contact Hannah Cremo at [email protected]. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Applications are Open for the Eudaimonia Fellowship
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Online Event
The Eudaimonia Fellowship is a regional initiative established by students from Parami University, the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), and BRAC University following the Get Engaged Conference 2025. This fellowship is designed to foster a vibrant, student-led regional civic space that empowers emerging leaders from the Central, South, and Southeast sub-regions of Asia.
Through a structured three-month online program that consists of biweekly meetings and workshops, fellows will engage in meaningful cross-border dialogue, undergo leadership development, and participate in experiential learning to address pressing socio-political issues within their context. Fellows will work with peers from their institutions to create a regional civic project, which they will present at the end of the fellowship to a panel of faculty mentors and coordinators.
Eligibility:
Must be a student from American University of Central Asia, BRAC University, or Parami University
Have experience with civic engagement,
Have participated in at least one GHEA21 Online Course, preferably "Civic Engagement", and demonstrated active participation in other GHEA21 activities.
The fellowship will be moderated by Shanen Anne Gomes, BRAC University, Aizhana Imamalieva, AUCA, Myo Mying Maung Maung, Parami Univeristy, and Myo Mint Khant, Parami University.
Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer Complex The Women's Soccer team celebrates its seniors against Clarkson. Come out and support our seniors!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center The Women's Volleyball team hosts its Dig Pink match against Skidmore. Come out to support the team as well as promote Breast Cancer Awareness!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
The Orchestra Now Celebrates America's 250th Anniversary
Saturday, October 10, 2026 3–5 pm
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of America, the China Now Music Festival returns to the Sosnoff Theater to tell powerful stories about migration, artistic vision, resilience, and aspirations through music. The theme, “Chasing Dreams,” reminds us that the pursuit of dreams is a shared human experience that connects us all.
The program features Zhou Long’s Men of Iron and the Golden Spike, a powerful symphonic oratorio honoring the thousands of Chinese laborers who came to America in the 1860s to build the Transcontinental Railroad that connected our coasts and transformed our nation. This epic work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer includes a full orchestra, 120 choristers, and six soloists. Also featured is the U.S. premiere of Li Shaosheng’s five-movement symphonic suite Chasing the Sky, honoring humanity’s pursuit of space exploration.
The festival is presented by the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music in collaboration with the Central Conservatory of Music, China.
Chasing Dreams: The Orchestra Now Celebrates America's 250th Anniversary
Saturday, October 10, 2026 3–5 pm
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
The theme of this year’s China Now Music Festival, “Chasing Dreams,” celebrates America’s 250th anniversary. The program features Zhou Long’s Men of Iron and the Golden Spike, a powerful symphonic oratorio honoring the thousands of Chinese laborers who came to America in the 1860s to build the Transcontinental Railroad that connected our coasts and transformed our nation. This epic work by the Pulitzer Prize winning composer includes a full orchestra, 120 choristers, and six soloists. Also featured is the U.S. premiere of Li Shaosheng’s five-movement symphonic suite Chasing the Sky, honoring humanity’s pursuit of space exploration. The festival is presented by the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music in collaboration with the Central Conservatory of Music, China.
Learn more at https://www.barduschinamusic.org/chasing-dreamsSponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music; Chinese Studies Program; Fisher Center; Music Program.
For more information, call 732-535-0768, or e-mail [email protected].
China Now Music Festival: Chasing Dreams at Fisher Center
The Orchestra Now Celebrates America's 250th Anniversary - Bard College
Saturday, October 10, 2026 3–5 pm
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater The theme of this year’s China Now Music Festival, Chasing Dreams, celebrates America’s 250th anniversary. The program features Zhou Long’s Men of Iron and the Golden Spike, a powerful symphonic oratorio honoring the thousands of Chinese laborers who came to America in the 1860s to build the Transcontinental Railroad that connected our coasts and transformed our nation. This epic work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer includes a full orchestra, 120 choristers, and vocal soloists. Also featured is the U.S. premiere of Li Shaosheng’s five-movement symphonic suite Chasing the Sky, honoring humanity’s pursuit of space exploration. Conducted by Jindong Cai, The Orchestra Now is joined by the China Now Chorus and soloists including suona player Zhang Weiwei, soprano Lucy Fitz Gibbon, mezzo-soprano Ziqi Wang, tenor Li Yi, bass-baritone Yue Wu, bass Andrew Munn, and child soloist Wyatt Stephens.
The festival is co-presented by the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music and the Central Conservatory of Music, China. Follow this link for tickets to the concert: https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/china-now-music-festival-chasing-dreams/Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
George Washington's "Daily Sacrifice": A Bibliographic Mystery
Exhibit on view September 15 - December 18
Runs through Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Did George Washington pray? This archives exhibit explores a long-standing controversy surrounding a manuscript prayerbook given to the College in 1895 by Rev.Charles Frederick Hoffman, who, like many others, believed it was written by George Washington. On display are archival items and facsimiles from the Bard College Archives and the Washington National Cathedral. Curated by Helene Tieger '85, Head of Archives and Special Collections at Stevenson Library. This exhibit is on view on the third floor of Stevenson Library in conjunction with "Not the Thing He Supposed It" symposium on October 23. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Sunday, October 11, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road (Across from the Massena Campus) Service at St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY. Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
China Now Music Festival: Chasing Dreams at Jazz at Lincoln Center
The Orchestra Now Celebrates America's 250th Anniversary - NYC
Sunday, October 11, 2026 3–5 pm
Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center The theme of this year’s China Now Music Festival, Chasing Dreams, celebrates America’s 250th anniversary. The program features Zhou Long’s Men of Iron and the Golden Spike, a powerful symphonic oratorio honoring the thousands of Chinese laborers who came to America in the 1860s to build the Transcontinental Railroad that connected our coasts and transformed our nation. This epic work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer includes a full orchestra, 120 choristers, and vocal soloists. Also featured is the U.S. premiere of Li Shaosheng’s five-movement symphonic suite Chasing the Sky, honoring humanity’s pursuit of space exploration. Conducted by Jindong Cai, The Orchestra Now is joined by the China Now Chorus and soloists including suona player Zhang Weiwei, soprano Lucy Fitz Gibbon, mezzo-soprano Ziqi Wang, tenor Li Yi, bass-baritone Yue Wu, bass Andrew Munn, and child soloist Wyatt Stephens.
The festival is co-presented by the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music and the Central Conservatory of Music, China. Follow this link for tickets to the closing night concert: https://ticketing.jazz.org/21583/21585
Use discount code FENGYA to receive 20% off tickets.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
George Washington's "Daily Sacrifice": A Bibliographic Mystery
Exhibit on view September 15 - December 18
Runs through Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Did George Washington pray? This archives exhibit explores a long-standing controversy surrounding a manuscript prayerbook given to the College in 1895 by Rev.Charles Frederick Hoffman, who, like many others, believed it was written by George Washington. On display are archival items and facsimiles from the Bard College Archives and the Washington National Cathedral. Curated by Helene Tieger '85, Head of Archives and Special Collections at Stevenson Library. This exhibit is on view on the third floor of Stevenson Library in conjunction with "Not the Thing He Supposed It" symposium on October 23. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Center for Spiritual Life Buddhist Meditation Room Mondays: 6-6:15 Dharma teachings, 6:15-6:45 Guided meditation, 6:45-7 pm Walking meditation & chanting Thursdays: Meditation in stillness Refreshments following both meditation sessions with sangha community time. Everybody welcome, at any time, for any length of time. Sign up for our sangha mailing list to be informed about special dharma events. For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 DUE TO A MEDICAL SITUATION, THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FALL SEMESTER. 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time, using your own body weight. Complete body workout. Great way to start your day! Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 12, 2026 1–2 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; German Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 12, 2026 2–3 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture, and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 118 The Student Labor Dialogue (SLD), founded in 2005, is Bard's only club devoted to issues of workers' rights and labor justice both on and off campus. We bring awareness and hopefully solutions to issues of labor justice and mistreatment while fostering an open dialogue between students and workers on campus. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace, allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 12, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Spanish Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
George Washington's "Daily Sacrifice": A Bibliographic Mystery
Exhibit on view September 15 - December 18
Runs through Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Did George Washington pray? This archives exhibit explores a long-standing controversy surrounding a manuscript prayerbook given to the College in 1895 by Rev.Charles Frederick Hoffman, who, like many others, believed it was written by George Washington. On display are archival items and facsimiles from the Bard College Archives and the Washington National Cathedral. Curated by Helene Tieger '85, Head of Archives and Special Collections at Stevenson Library. This exhibit is on view on the third floor of Stevenson Library in conjunction with "Not the Thing He Supposed It" symposium on October 23. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling: Dr. Sarah Heslip at 413-884-2798 or Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 12–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Italian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 Classic style Level 1 Pilates Mat Class focusing on strength, balance, and control.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come see BRAVE for our weekly tabling! If you have any questions about our program drop by or if you just wanna talk Bard and see what BRAVE is about we’re here to answer any questions! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Middle Eastern Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
George Washington's "Daily Sacrifice": A Bibliographic Mystery
Exhibit on view September 15 - December 18
Runs through Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Did George Washington pray? This archives exhibit explores a long-standing controversy surrounding a manuscript prayerbook given to the College in 1895 by Rev.Charles Frederick Hoffman, who, like many others, believed it was written by George Washington. On display are archival items and facsimiles from the Bard College Archives and the Washington National Cathedral. Curated by Helene Tieger '85, Head of Archives and Special Collections at Stevenson Library. This exhibit is on view on the third floor of Stevenson Library in conjunction with "Not the Thing He Supposed It" symposium on October 23. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling: Dr. Sarah Heslip at 413-884-2798 or Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 12–1 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace, allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Library Room 402 Do you work best in a group? Need someone to hold you accountable? Bring your homework and work alongside others in a quiet room. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Chinese Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Religious and political group where we explore Christianity through the Black Diaspora and learn about Black History! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Olin Language Center, Room 115 Narcotics Anonymous meeting: This meeting is intended for people who are looking for support, community, or to learn more about addiction. Open to everyone! Olin Language Center, Room 115, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Cornerstone Family Healthcare in Collaboration with Peer Health Education
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 10 am – 3 pm
Campus Center Know your status, stay safer, and keep others safer too! No insurance information is needed. To make a free appointment for HIV, Hepatitis C and STI testing, text the word TEST to 845-250-3092.Sponsored by: Health, Counseling, and Wellness.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Apple cider donuts, video booth, and more! Come hear from the Hannah Arendt Center's student fellows about this year's Arendt Forum, taking place at Olin and other locations around campus, October 15-17. Tell us what you think about solidarity for our video series, and learn how you can get involved!Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
CDO Applying for the Bard in Berlin Study Abroad Program and interested in the BCB Internship Program? Stop by the Career Development Office to spruce up your resume!
Applicants for the BCB Internship Program are required to either meet with the CDO or attend a drop-in session. In order to apply for the BCB Internship Program, you must be applying for the Bard in Berlin Study Abroad Program.
Additional Drop-In Hours: September 24, 10 am – 12 pm September 29, 2 pm – 4 pm October 6, 10 am – 12 pmSponsored by: Bard Abroad; Career Development Office.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Humanities, Room 204 Please join us in a space to vent and discuss/naviagte mental health struggles/topics. This is POC derived/curated space, but all are welcome to join! Snacks, food, and drinks will be provided! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Thursday, October 15, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, October 15, 2026 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Kline, College Room
Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Russian/Eurasian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Gilson Place; Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat and eggs are available . . . Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.; Gilson Place, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
In the event of rain and extreme weather conditions, the market will be held at Bard's Campus Center 30 Ravine Rd.Sponsored by: Bard Farm.
For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Parking lot on Library Rd in front of Kappa House A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat, eggs, and honey are available and more. Find us on Library Road on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House, 12:00 pm–5:00 pm. For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, October 15, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard. Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; French Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join the CfIS team for weekly Thursday Office Hours! We are here as a resource for all students. Bring an idea, project, question, or just come to hang out and enjoy Parkhurst cookies, fruit, tea, and coffee! Sponsored by: Center for Indigenous Studies.
Center for Spiritual Life Buddhist Meditation Room Mondays: 6-6:15 Dharma teachings, 6:15-6:45 Guided meditation, 6:45-7 pm Walking meditation & chanting Thursdays: Meditation in stillness Refreshments following both meditation sessions with sangha community time. Everybody welcome, at any time, for any length of time. Sign up for our sangha mailing list to be informed about special dharma events. For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Humanities, Room 205 This club is for anyone who loves writing comedy in any forms such as sitcomes, plays, improv and more, enjoys coming up with jokes or hilarious scenerios, or even just loves to laugh! We will collaborte on comedic ideas, share any original comedic writing or attempt to create something to share a laugh with the Bard community such as a comedic newsletter or a stand up performance! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Join us for a bonfire with s'mores, music, & sometimes other treats. Learn about upcoming outdoor trips—hiking, camping, & backpacking. Bring your friends! Bring an instrument! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema See the Devil's Deed projected on the big sceen weekly at Orgone Accumultors Club Meetings For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Virtual Student Leadership Conference is Accepting Applications
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Online Event
The Virtual Student Leadership Conference is a two-day online international conference, held each October, that brings together students who want to become involved with community or socially-based engagement, to learn leadership or project management, and explore ways to get involved throughout the GHEA21 Network. It is an action-oriented, skill-based workshop series that includes student presentations and community networking. The conference provides a venue to build a network of young social entrepreneurs and change agents to encourage future collaborations and the exchange of ideas.
The conference will take place October 24 – 25, 2026, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT. Register by October 15 to secure your spot.
Register here For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Online Event Have an idea you have been thinking about? Care about an issue? Want to turn it into Action? The Action Lab Initiative brings together students across the GHEA21 Network to build and implement small civic or community projects with support from GHEA21 Global Engagement Fellows.
Action Lab participants will work in teams with Fellows and mentors to collaborate and develop a project plan. The Action Lab includes three virtual meetings between November and January where students will brainstorm and collaborate with each other to address an issue and develop a project plan. Action Lab participants will walk away with a civic engagement project plan and a network of connections to other students across the globe.
Deadline to apply: October 15, 2026 Starting date: November 15, 2026
Beyond the Campus: Why Effective Community Engagement Is Critical to Higher Education
Thursday, October 15, 2026 9–10 am
Online Event As universities face growing questions about their relevance and responsibility, this webinar will examine why substantial community engagement curricula is the key to strengthening student learning and integrating higher education meaningfully into students’ lives and future careers. Drawing on experiences from universities across four different regions, Rabih Shibli (American University of Beirut, Lebanon), Erin Cannan (Bard College, United States), Tania Lima (King’s College London, England), and Samia Huq (BRAC University, Bangladesh), will also explore what effective community engagement programs look like in practice; and how communities take part in shaping these programs. Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement.
Part of The 2026 Arendt Forum on Solidarity: What Are We Fighting For?
Thursday, October 15, 2026 11:30 am
Olin Hall Patrick Deneen has argued that liberalism’s deepest failure lies in its inability to sustain the forms of solidarity on which freedom and shared life depend. In Why Liberalism Failed and Regime Change, he contends that liberalism has failed “not because it fell short, but because it was true to itself”: its pursuit of individual autonomy has weakened the moral, cultural, and communal bonds that make genuine self-government possible.
Following his talk, Deneen will be in conversation with Chris Gibson, an author, academic, veteran, and former Congressman, and Zephyr Teachout, an author and Professor of Law at Fordham Law School where she focuses on the intersection of corporate power and political power.
Join us at Bard College this October 15-17 or via livestream at The Hannah Arendt Center's newly renamed and rebranded annual fall gathering, The Arendt Forum. Free to the Bard community and to HAC members.
REGISTER HERE Your registration really helps with our planning! Thank you!Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
Reem-Kayden Center The women in STEM club are collaborating with the Chem Club in RKC 103 for their first meeting.Join us for a study night where there will be food and snacks! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Part of The 2026 Arendt Forum on Solidarity: What Are We Fighting For?
Thursday, October 15, 2026 5:30 pm
Olin Hall Diego Sánchez spent his childhood as an undocumented migrant to the U.S. After receiving temporary legal status through the DACA program, he pushed tirelessly for American citizenship to be granted to "Dreamers" who were brought to the U.S. as children. He met with both Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Diego and his friends went to Congress seeking help.
Standing in his way was Jim Robb and his organization and their allies. Concerned that the Senate Gang of Eight bill would double legal immigration and harm American workers, they stirred the public to oppose the bill. The bill died.
A few years later, however, something unexpected happened. Braver Angels decided to stage a conference of immigration policy leaders in Washington. Diego and Jim were seated next to each other.
Instead of fighting, they quickly grew to like and respect each other and listen to each other's views. Their friendship blossomed. They became leaders of the Braver Angels Citizens Commission on Immigration, an initiative to seek agreement on immigration.
Come hear them speak together with David Lapp is a co-founder of Braver Angels, the nation's largest grassroots organization working to bridge the partisan divide, at the Hannah Arendt Center's renamed and reimagined annual fall gathering, The Arendt Forum.
REGISTER HERE Your registration really helps with our planning! Thank you!Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema An opera movie night for Divas at Bard, where we will watch a recording of an opera production or an opera-related film together. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learn about Bard's teacher education program leading to a master's degree and NYS teacher certification in grades 7-12
Thursday, October 15, 2026 6 pm
Online Event Join Dr. Cecilia Maple '01, Director of MAT Admission and Student Affairs to learn about program options, application details and deadlines, scholarship aid, jobs, and more!
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 206, Computer Lab Learn how to get started and use Zotero, a powerful and free citation management tool that can help you keep track of your research and generate citations in virtually any style. This workshop will cover installation, set up, adding sources, and generating in-text citations and bibliographies. Please rsvp, and bring your laptop. Can't make it? Check out our Zotero how-to-guide or ask a librarian for help. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Reem-Kayden Center Room 102 Join us to work on homework, internship applications, SPROJ, and more! Body Doubling is a productivity strategy where you perform a task in the presence of another person to help with focus, motivation, and task initiation. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Come get all of you questions about absentee voting answered, enjoy snacks, and learn from the Election@ Bard team . For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Friday, October 16, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema If you're interested in shaping Fall Fest including food options, activities, and attractions, please come to these meeetings to have your input heard and to play an active roll in Fall Fest! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 402 Work on your Senior Project in a calm, quiet, and supportive space. By showing up for your project at the same time each week, you can turn 1.5 hours of focused work into a stable routine that yields real results over time. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Our weekly screening of weird, old, bad movies! Check our instagram @bardcultclassics to find out what the film is! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Friday, October 16, 9am-4pm. Weis Cinema.
Join perennial experts for a day-long conference that features presentations about deer-resistant design, super tough native plants, design process and challenges, cut-flower perennials, gardens as social infrastructure, and the design of herbaceous plantings. Drop by anytime. Check out the conference schedule HERE. Sponsored by: Bard Arboretum.
For more information, call 845-758-7179, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Library Get familiar with the mechanics of a floor loom and contribute to a woven piece! No experience necessary. Stevenson Library Attention Sanctuary (2nd floor) Instructor: Riley Farberman RSVPs: [email protected]Sponsored by: Experimental Humanities Program; Libraries at Bard College.
Brody Lab - Hegeman 107 The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will imminently transform time-domain astrophysics by enabling precision, long-baseline optical variability measurements for billions of sources. Time-domain variability provides a uniquely powerful window into the otherwise invisible components of the Universe, from the physics of accreting black holes to the nature of dark energy driving cosmic acceleration. In this talk, I will present several projects that leverage optical variability to address fundamental open questions in astrophysics and cosmology. First, I will show how variability-selected active galactic nuclei (AGN) in low-mass galaxies can be used to identify the elusive intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) and discriminate between competing models of supermassive black hole formation and growth. I will then discuss how stochastic variability encodes key aspects of accretion physics, offering new empirical constraints on black hole mass, accretion state, and disk structure. Finally, I will demonstrate how AGN variability can be standardized to construct independent distance indicators, enabling new probes of dark energy and the expansion history of the Universe. Sponsored by: Physics Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
New Annandale House Interested in streaming, content creation, or just want to expand your digital art toolkit? On Friday 10/16, learn the basics of OBS Studio with Rebecca Borrer at New Annandale House! See flyer for more details. RSVPs: QR link on flyer Questions: email [email protected], CC [email protected] For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Special Artistic Opportunity at the Forum with Yazmany Arboleda
Part of The 2026 Arendt Forum on Solidarity: What Are We Fighting For?
Friday, October 16, 2026 2:30 pm
Olin Auditorium Solidarity is often approached as an idea—something we define politically, debate philosophically, and interpret historically. But what would it mean to practice solidarity together?
Artist Yazmany Arboleda will transform The Arendt Forum into a participatory artwork, inviting each attendee to bring one small object that tells a story about the people they come from. The object may be inherited, found, handmade, or symbolic, and may represent family, ancestors, mentors, neighbors, or a community that has shaped their life.
Together, these objects will form a temporary, evolving installation: a Living Altar for Solidarity. It will not be an altar of agreement or ideology, but one of memory, inheritance, relationship, responsibility, and hope. It asks a simple question: Who are we carrying with us?
Before we hold political beliefs, we inherit stories. Before we belong to institutions, we belong to one another. By beginning with experiences of care, loss, migration, conflict, celebration, resilience, and love, the Living Altar invites participants to move from abstract solidarity toward solidarity as an embodied and shared practice.
REGISTER HERE Your registration really helps with our planning! Thank you!Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
Reem-Kayden Center Room 102 Come collaborate on robotics and electronics projects! No previous experience needed! We'll be using 3D printers, learning how to use breadboards, raspberry pi, and Arduino, and many other cool things! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Campus Center North The Ellison Center is hosting a Block Party on Friday, October 16th, from 6:00 PM-10:00 PM. Join us in the Quad behind Campus Center North for food, live music, and great time! For more information, call 516-761-2150, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Saturday, October 17, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Calling all hobbyists! Bring your hobby to the Attention Sanctuary on the second floor of Stevenson Library, and work on it in a friendly, supportive atmosphere. All indoor hobbies are welcome! Snacks & pick-up hobbies provided. Happens on the first & third Saturdays of the month. For more information: Contact Hannah Cremo at [email protected]. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Envisioning Solidarity Together: an intimate debrief and networking opportunity
Part of The 2026 Arendt Forum on Solidarity: What Are We Fighting For?
Saturday, October 17, 2026 9–11 am
Kline Commons Lawn PLEASE NOTE: THIS SESSION HAS MOVED TO THE TENT IN RUGBY FIELD
A special new feature of The Arendt Forum will be a Saturday morning debrief with Zephyr Teachout, Hélène Landemore, Yazmany Arboleda, David Lapp of Braver Angels, and Philip Lindsay, Director of the Arendt Center’s Democracy Innovation Hub. This new, third day will give participants time and space to connect with other participants and interact on a more personal level with several of the speakers from the conference. The goal of the Arendt Center’s Democracy Innovation Hub is to catalyze citizens’ assemblies and other innovative approaches to democratic reform.
Please RSVP separately for this session: REGISTER HERE Your registration really helps with our planning! Thank you!Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer Complex The Men's Soccer team faces Skidmore for its Kick it Pink game. Come out and support the team as well as promote Breast Cancer Awareness!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room Come dance with us! Student musicians and calling by Will Mentor. No experience required, all are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Helena Baillie, violin, Anita Balázs, cello, and Tianxing (Tessa) Ni, piano
Saturday, October 17, 2026 4 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Lili Boulanger’s D’un matin de printemps for piano trio opens the program, a sparkling and vividly colored work that captures the freshness and energy of a spring morning. Fauré’s deeply poignant Élégie follows, offering an intimate meditation for cello and piano. We’ll conclude with Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in D Minor, op. 49.
Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Bard Conservatory YouTube Channel here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
TŌN welcomes guest conductor Kellen Gray, artistic director of the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra in Indiana, and violinist Melissa White, a first-prize laureate in the Sphinx Competition and a founding member of the Grammy-winning Harlem Quartet, for a concert highlighting the music of four celebrated American composers. Aaron Copland’s rhythmically intricate 1933 “Short Symphony” will be performed alongside two works by Black composers of the same generation. The soulful Violin Concerto No. 1 by Florence Price dates to 1939, but was never performed in the composer’s lifetime, having only been found in 2009 and premiered in 2018. William Grant Still’s optimistic Fourth Symphony, “Autochthonous”, imagines America as a place of ingenuity and inclusivity. Also on the program is the meditative recent work Hymn for Everyone by Jessie Montgomery, Performance Today’s 2025 Classical Woman of the Year.
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Sunday, October 18, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road (Across from the Massena Campus) Service at St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY. Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Campus Center North Quad Our club will be hosting a public event where anyone is able to come by to play badminton! We have all the equipment to set up and play on Campus Center North Quad. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Come to a screening of the documentary "Meet Me in the Bathroom," presented by WXBC! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Center for Spiritual Life Buddhist Meditation Room Mondays: 6-6:15 Dharma teachings, 6:15-6:45 Guided meditation, 6:45-7 pm Walking meditation & chanting Thursdays: Meditation in stillness Refreshments following both meditation sessions with sangha community time. Everybody welcome, at any time, for any length of time. Sign up for our sangha mailing list to be informed about special dharma events. For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 DUE TO A MEDICAL SITUATION, THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FALL SEMESTER. 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time, using your own body weight. Complete body workout. Great way to start your day! Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 19, 2026 1–2 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; German Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 19, 2026 2–3 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture, and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 118 The Student Labor Dialogue (SLD), founded in 2005, is Bard's only club devoted to issues of workers' rights and labor justice both on and off campus. We bring awareness and hopefully solutions to issues of labor justice and mistreatment while fostering an open dialogue between students and workers on campus. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace, allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 19, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Spanish Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion; Director, Institute of Advanced Theology
Monday, October 19, 2026 12:30–2 pm
Bard Hall This series will examine three famous holy sites in Jerusalem: the Haram al-Sharif, the Western Wall, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Their founding narratives will reveal how holiness has been attributed to the city, and why characteristic religious practices are focalized there. On this basis, we will investigate the roots of conflicts, past and present, that have threatened Jerusalem’s survival.
Lecture series will be held on the following Mondays at 12:30pm in Bard Hall Sept. 7th, Sept. 21st, Oct. 5th, Oct. 19th, and Nov. 2ndSponsored by: Institute of Advanced Theology.
For more information, call 845-758-7667, or e-mail [email protected].
The Time of Anger: Lament as Manifesto in Aimé Césaire's "For an Assassinated Striker"
Prof. Alys Moody
Monday, October 19, 2026 1:30–2:30 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 203 In rural Martinique in 1948, three striking workers were ambushed and killed by gendarmes when they came to collect their wages. In response to these events, Martinican poet and politician, Aimé Césaire, published a short pamphlet entitled "For an Assassinated Striker," containing two original poems. This paper offers a reading of this pamphlet, considering how the poetry it contains moves from elegy or lament to manifesto, mobilizing the deaths of these men as part of a vision of decolonization that is linked to labour struggles and the intimate relationship between work and the land for agricultural workers.Sponsored by: Literature Salon.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
New Yorkers for Clean Power: New Yorkers for Clean Power Information
Monday, October 19, 2026 5–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby New Yorkers for Clean Power Information Tabling Session For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Inaugural event for The Uses of History initiative.
Monday, October 19, 2026 5–7 pm
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library In this presentation, visual artist Julia Weist will discuss her research-based practice and how it dovetails with her teaching in Bard's undergraduate Studio Art program. Weist has used archival material to illuminate the complexities of governance, institutional power, surveillance and censorship. Her works, which often take the form of richly-layered photographic collages, are frequently collected or presented by the same civic and cultural archives that serve as Weist's subjects. This collapse of the boundary between research and production is a hallmark of Weist's work as well as of the courses she teaches, such as Archives as Material. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
"The Devil and the Dictionary": A Lecture by Divya Victor
The 2026 Leslie Scalapino Lecture in Innovative Poetics and Human Rights
Monday, October 19, 2026 6–8 pm
Campus Center North, Robert Kelly Multipurpose Room "The Devil and the Dictionary" is a lecture that offers a history of reading and a diasporic story of how a vocabulary travels through the bellies of empire(s). It is about fear, disgust, and curiosity. And blackberries. The lecture centers on the reading and writing practices of Malcolm X and Sylvia Plath, who Victor reads from various vantage points—as a child growing up in postcolonial India, as a new immigrant in the US in the aftermath of 9/11, and in the present, where she lives few miles from Malcolm X's childhood home in Michigan. Grounded in her research and memoiristic explorations from her upcoming book Kin: Essays on Reckless Devotion, "The Devil and the Dictionary" is concerned with whiteness as a product of the American canon, and aims to imagine the complicated inheritances of immigrant poets of color in the United States.
Divya Victor is a Tamil-American poet, essayist, and educator. She is the author of Curb, which won the PEN Open Book Award and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. She is the recipient of a Creative Capital Award for Kin, her forthcoming collection of essays from Graywolf. She is also the author of Kith, Natural Subjects, Things to Do with your Mouth, and other books. She is a Professor of English and Creative Writing at Michigan State University, where she is the director of the creative writing program. She has been a citizen of India, Singapore, and the United States, and is at home in all these countries.Sponsored by: Human Rights Program; Written Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-7383, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Test your knowledge, have fun, and win prizes at Hispanic Heritage Month Jeopardy! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
MES Fall Film Series Screening: Phantom Beirut (1998) dir. Ghassan Salhab, 117 mins.
Monday, October 19, 2026 6 pm
Preston Theater
Set at the tail-end of the seemingly eternal "civil" war in Lebanon, Phantom Beirut centers on the return of Khalil, who 10 years prior had forged his own death during fighting and slipped out of the city. An ode to the city and a rumination on memory, pain, and resistance at once, Phantom Beirut offers a personal and emotive perspective on the lives of those who endured the decade and a half of strife.
Screening will be followed by a discussion
Sponsored by: Middle Eastern Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling: Dr. Sarah Heslip at 413-884-2798 or Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 12–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Italian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 Classic style Level 1 Pilates Mat Class focusing on strength, balance, and control.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come see BRAVE for our weekly tabling! If you have any questions about our program drop by or if you just wanna talk Bard and see what BRAVE is about we’re here to answer any questions! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Middle Eastern Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Stop by to make a pin with our button-making machine and get information about what Disability Access Services does at Bard-- how to register a disability, what services we provide for students, and what resources are open to students. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Series David L Johnson
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Please join us for our second Visiting Artist Lecturer for the Fall 2026 Semester.
"David L. Johnson’s work focuses on the ongoing effects of privatization, real estate development, and policing on public life in cities. Working across photography, video, found and stolen objects, and sound, Johnson uses direct forms of intervention to engage the politics, histories, and forms of use that define contemporary urban space. Through subtractive gestures, including the removal of hostile architecture, property markers, and surveillance devices, his work traces the material and legal conditions of these sites, producing moments of slippage between public and private property. Johnson (b. 1993, New York, NY) received a BFA from The Cooper Union in 2015 and an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020. He is an alumnus of the Whitney Independent Study Program and a part-time faculty member in the Fine Arts MFA program at Parsons School of Design. His work has been exhibited at the 2026 Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus; Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Chicago Architecture Biennial, Chicago; and MoMA PS1, New York." (from Artadia, NYC)
The Elusive Consensus: US National Security Strategy After the War on Terrorism
Presented by the Alexander Hamilton Society
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 6 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Room 102 Join us for a conversation with Dr. Christopher Bright, a diplomatic historian and adjunct professorial lecturer at George Washington University. Dr.Bright will discuss the written National Security Strategy documents promulgated by the Trump 45, Biden, and Trump 47 administrations. Using his background in congressional oversight and Armed Services committees of the Federal government, he will assess similarities and differences and make some suggestions about what this bodes for US grand strategy in the coming years.
Co-sponsored by the Hannah Arendt Center.Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
North Campus Center, Robert Kelly Reading Room On Tuesday, October 20th, at 6pm in the Robert Kelly Reading Room, poets Carla Harryman and Divya Victor will read from their work. This reading is free and open to the public.
Carla Harryman is a poet, experimental prose writer, essayist, performance writer and collaborator in multi-disciplinary performance. In addition to Various Devices (Polyphem, 2024), her most recent books are Cloud Cantata (Pamenar 2022) and A Voice to Perform: One Opera/Two Plays ( SplitLevel Texts, 2020). She has served on the MFA summer faculty of the Milton Avery School of the Arts at Bard College and on the faculty in the Department of English, Wayne State University. In 2019, she received the Ronald C. Collins Distinguished Faculty in Creative Activity Award from Eastern Michigan University.
Divya Victor is a Tamil-American poet, essayist, and educator. She is the author of Curb, which won the PEN Open Book Award and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. She is the recipient of a Creative Capital Award for Kin, her forthcoming collection of essays from Graywolf. She is also the author of Kith, Natural Subjects, Things to Do with your Mouth, and other books. She is a Professor of English and Creative Writing at Michigan State University, where she is the Director of the Creative Writing Program. She has been a citizen of India, Singapore, and the United States, and is at home in all these countries.
This reading will take place one day after Divya Victor's Leslie Scalapino Lecture. This lecture will take place on October 19, at 6pm in the Robert Kelly Reading Room, for any who are interested.Sponsored by: Written Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling: Dr. Sarah Heslip at 413-884-2798 or Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 12–1 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace, allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Library Room 402 Do you work best in a group? Need someone to hold you accountable? Bring your homework and work alongside others in a quiet room. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Chinese Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Religious and political group where we explore Christianity through the Black Diaspora and learn about Black History! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Olin Language Center, Room 115 Narcotics Anonymous meeting: This meeting is intended for people who are looking for support, community, or to learn more about addiction. Open to everyone! Olin Language Center, Room 115, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event The Hannah Arendt Center Dialogue Project offers themed dialogue groups that are based on readings that address a theme in Arendt’s work. The readings and videos offer insights into the ways we can understand and access hope to transcend the daunting challenges of the current global political climate. We address Arendt's concerns that hope is a barrier to action and her admonition to confront reality as a way of being in the world, alongside Byung-Chul Han's perspective on hope. In "The Spirit of Hope," Han says "Hope is a searching movement, an attempt to find a firm footing and a sense of direction…by going beyond the events of the past beyond what already exists, it enters into the unknown, goes down paths of what-is-not- yet."
Sign up by contacting Susan Oberman: [email protected] or 434-806-4116.Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
The Welfare Assembly Line: Public Servants in the Suffering City
Josh Seim, Associate Professor of Sociology, Boston College
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 5:15–6:15 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 102 Despite claims that we live in a “post-welfare society,” welfare offices remain vital not only for those who depend on them for benefits but also those who depend on them for a paycheck. This theory-driven case study of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services examines how welfare work has transformed to allow a department of just 14,000 to serve over a third of the county. Drawing on ethnographic observations, archival research, in-depth interviews, and a range of supplemental materials, I argue that frontline workers at this agency, who are mostly Black and Brown women, have become increasingly proletarianized. Their work is defined less by their discretion and more by a lack of control over the productive process. This is enabled by a “welfare assembly line,” where high divisions of labor and heavy uses of machinery resemble production regimes in factories and fast-food restaurants. Beyond welfare offices, this study contributes to larger conversations about work, social policy, and poverty governance. Sponsored by: American and Indigenous Studies Program; Anthropology Program; Bard Prison Initiative; Human Rights Program; Politics Program; Sociology Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Humanities, Room 204 Professor Viktoria Paranyuk of Pace University will present her recent book Cinema of Sincerity: Soviet Films and Culture During the Thaw. Come to learn about this aesthetically beautiful and boldly experimental period of Soviet filmmaking! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center The Women's Volleyball team hosts Union for Pride Night! Come out and support women's volleyball!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Thursday, October 22, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, October 22, 2026 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Kline, College Room
Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Russian/Eurasian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Gilson Place; Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat and eggs are available . . . Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.; Gilson Place, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
In the event of rain and extreme weather conditions, the market will be held at Bard's Campus Center 30 Ravine Rd.Sponsored by: Bard Farm.
For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Parking lot on Library Rd in front of Kappa House A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat, eggs, and honey are available and more. Find us on Library Road on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House, 12:00 pm–5:00 pm. For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, October 22, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard. Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; French Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join the CfIS team for weekly Thursday Office Hours! We are here as a resource for all students. Bring an idea, project, question, or just come to hang out and enjoy Parkhurst cookies, fruit, tea, and coffee! Sponsored by: Center for Indigenous Studies.
Center for Spiritual Life Buddhist Meditation Room Mondays: 6-6:15 Dharma teachings, 6:15-6:45 Guided meditation, 6:45-7 pm Walking meditation & chanting Thursdays: Meditation in stillness Refreshments following both meditation sessions with sangha community time. Everybody welcome, at any time, for any length of time. Sign up for our sangha mailing list to be informed about special dharma events. For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Humanities, Room 205 This club is for anyone who loves writing comedy in any forms such as sitcomes, plays, improv and more, enjoys coming up with jokes or hilarious scenerios, or even just loves to laugh! We will collaborte on comedic ideas, share any original comedic writing or attempt to create something to share a laugh with the Bard community such as a comedic newsletter or a stand up performance! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Join us for a bonfire with s'mores, music, & sometimes other treats. Learn about upcoming outdoor trips—hiking, camping, & backpacking. Bring your friends! Bring an instrument! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema See the Devil's Deed projected on the big sceen weekly at Orgone Accumultors Club Meetings For more information, call 845-758-6822.
When Do We Sync and Why? Behavioral Variability in Interpersonal Physiological Synchrony
Katherine Thorson, Barnard College, Columbia University
Thursday, October 22, 2026 4 pm
Preston Theater Physiological synchrony—the correspondence between people’s physiological responses during social interaction—has been observed across a wide range of relationships and contexts. Yet synchrony is highly variable, raising an important question: When do people become physiologically synchronized, and why? In this talk, I present research examining how the dynamic behaviors that unfold during social interactions may help explain this variability. Across studies of romantic couples navigating an important personal goal and women in STEM working together on a challenging task, I consider how physiological synchrony depends on the social context, the roles people occupy within an interaction, and the motivational relevance of their partners’ behavior. Together, this work highlights the importance of looking closely at what people are doing during social interactions to understand when and why their physiological responses become linked.Sponsored by: Psychology Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Éric Tymoigne - Associate Professor of Economics at Lewis & Clark College
Thursday, October 22, 2026 4:30–5:30 pm
Online Event Click here to register for the Livestream.
Private debt and equity markets have been a funding source for nascent and credit constrained businesses for several decades. Following the 2008 financial crisis, an economic environment characterized by low interest rates, cautious banks, and tighter financial regulations—together with money managers on the hunt for higher yielding assets—provided a fertile ground for the rapid growth of the private debt market. The defaults of two major borrowers in 2025, the growing concerns about the sustainability of AI businesses, and the ongoing wave of redemption requests, have all led to worries that private markets may be a source of financial instability. The current dominant view has brushed these worries aside by arguing that the private debt market is small, that private debt deals have a lot of equity buffer (leverage is low), that covenants attached to private debt allow for the quick correction of problems in a way that promotes the long-term success of businesses, and that low default rates reflect the inherent soundness of private markets. In his Levy Speaker Series talk, Éric Tymoigne aims to challenge such a narrative. Private markets are major contributors to the growth and spread of financial fragility. The financial practices that preceded the Great Recession are once again becoming more common: loose underwriting and credit rating; the growing use of interest refinancing; the growing use of opaque asset-pricing methods; the rise of financial engineering that hides leverage, embeds leverage, and generates ephemeral liquidity; and a policy environment that promotes deregulation, desupervision, and deenforcement. Together with the growing interdependence between private debt markets, private equity markets, banks, and money managers, these dangerous financial practices generate a financial environment in which fraud can grow quickly and financial instability can materialize.
The Levy fall speaker series aims to explore the forces shaping our economic lives—from capitalism to financial stability to the policies that hold (or fail to hold) our economy together. Each session features a guest economist, policymaker, author, or researcher whose work sheds light on issues such as financial fragility, structural forces impacting economic resilience, and the public policies foundational to economic democracy. Drawing on the Institute’s long tradition of heterodox and policy-relevant research, the series offers a forum for lively discussion and debate about how our economic system can be made more stable, equitable, and aligned with the public good in democratic societies. Talks are free and open to all Bard College students, faculty, and staff, with time reserved for audience questions.Sponsored by: Levy Economics Institute.
Following the horrific events recently brought to light at both Louisiana State University and Cornell University, students are taking an active stance against sexual assault culture on college campuses across the nation. Please join BRAVE at a vigil in support of Jane Doe, where student speakers will outline the impact of sexual assault culture within ourcommunity. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Friday, October 23, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 402 Work on your Senior Project in a calm, quiet, and supportive space. By showing up for your project at the same time each week, you can turn 1.5 hours of focused work into a stable routine that yields real results over time. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Our weekly screening of weird, old, bad movies! Check our instagram @bardcultclassics to find out what the film is! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Reem-Kayden Center Room 102 Come collaborate on robotics and electronics projects! No previous experience needed! We'll be using 3D printers, learning how to use breadboards, raspberry pi, and Arduino, and many other cool things! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Friday, October 23, 2026 – Sunday, October 25, 2026
Bard College Campus Mark your calendars: Bard Alumni/ae Weekend will be held from Friday, October 23 – Sunday, October 25, 2026 More information coming soon.Sponsored by: Office of Alumni/ae Affairs; Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs.
For more information, call 845-758-7089, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Health Services in partnership with Village Apothecary
Friday, October 23, 2026 9 am – 2 pm
Campus Center North, Robert Kelly Multipurpose Room
Bard Health Services will be hosting another COVID-19 and flu vaccine clinic with Village Apothecary on Friday 10/23 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Robert Kelly Reading Room,North Campus Center.
YES!Appointments are required and space is limited! These vaccine clinics have been very popular and there is limited supply, which means appointments fill up quickly.
Please only schedule an appointment if you are sure you can make it at that time. We do not have an easy way of canceling appointments and if you do not show up, that is a time someone else could have received a vaccine instead. If you need to come earlier or later than your scheduled appointment, no need to email! We will make sure you are seen.
What do I need to bring with me?
Please make sure to bring your insurance card (or an electronic copy of it) with you. The Village Apothecary team will not be able to give you any shots without your insurance information.
How do I know which vaccine to get and/or if I'm eligible?
While the COVID-19 vaccine is no longer required at Bard College, we strongly recommend receiving yearly updated vaccines as they have been shown to be safe and well-tolerated, and provide much stronger protection against current subvariants of COVID-19.
We also strongly recommend everyoneget an updated flu vaccine every year. Major national and international public health and health organizations across the US agree.
What if I recently had COVID-19?
If you currently have or recently had COVID-19, the recommendation is to wait at least until you recover from the acute infection; you may also choose to delay up to 3 months from the onset of symptoms or your positive test.
What if I am sick on the day of my appointment?
As long as you do not have a fever, you can still get your vaccine! Just mask up to make sure you're not passing anything along to the rest of the community.
Will there be any cost?
If you are a faculty, staff or student and have health insurance through Bard or have NY Medicaid, there will be no cost. If you have a different insurance, please confirm with your insurance provider whether COVID-19 and flu vaccines are covered.
What if all of the appointments are taken?
We have limited vaccine supply and staffing at this clinic, so vaccines are by appointment only; however, if you are unable to schedule an appointment, you may stop by to see if we have any available slots.
There are also other nearby pharmacies where you can make appointments for the COVID-19 and flu vaccines and your insurance will be accepted.
What if I scheduled an appointment but can't make it?
If you have scheduled an appointment and need to cancel, or if you have any questions not answered above, please email [email protected].
What if my question isn't answered here?
If you have any questions about these vaccines or the vaccine event itself, please call Village Apothecary at 845-679-0790 or via email at [email protected] and ask for the onsite vaccine team.
Sponsored by: Health, Counseling, and Wellness.
For more information, call 845-758-7433, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard College Campus Writer as Reader workshops model writing practices that inspire students to read more carefully, grasp meaning in complex texts, and build understanding through collaboration. Using diverse writing-to-read strategies, workshop participants explore novels, poetry, nonfiction, historical documents, plays, music, and fairy tales. Each workshop will highlight strategies that foster close reading and help readers develop an appreciation for the connections between different but related texts. Writer as Reader workshops emphasize the pedagogical value of teaching texts that are unfamiliar or challenging to students, prompting them to read with attentiveness and an open mind. Sponsored by: Institute for Writing and Thinking.
Jason Rosencrantz '94, Lecturer of Philosophy, California State University, Long Beach
Friday, October 23, 2026 12 pm
Hegeman 204A Locke is explicitly agnostic about whether human minds are material or immaterial and claims there is no contradiction in supposing that God might have given a system of matter fitly disposed some degree of thought. Despite this agnosticism, many scholars have argued that Locke is implicitly inclined toward either materialism or immaterialism. Interpreting Locke as a consistent nominalist about substance kinds, I contend that his substance nominalism runs deeper than his apparent metaphysical inclinations and that his ontological and idea-theoretical commitments motivate a principled neutrality regarding the substantial basis of things we categorize as “thinking” or “material.” According to Locke, the sortal terms “mind” and “matter,” which figure prominently in competing propositions that human minds are material or immaterial, stand for complex ideas of substance kinds. But such ideas, on Locke’s analysis, are strictly limited: they are always to some degree obscure, always inadequate to the task of perfectly representing their archetypes, and always false when supposed to conform to the real essences of substances. I evaluate four competing arguments for Locke’s supposed metaphysical inclinations in light of these representational limits and argue that each is premised on a conflation between real and nominal essences. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
George Washington's Prayer Book: "Not The Thing He Supposed It"
Friday, October 23, 2026 1–5 pm
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Please join us for a one-day symposium that examines the material culture and historic significance of a manuscript prayer book that has been attributed to George Washington.
The original manuscript, Daily Sacrifice, will be on view during the symposium as part of the George Washington's Daily Sacrifice exhibition curated by Helene Tieger '85, Head of Archives & Special Collections at Bard Stevenson Library.
Guest Speakers: Dr. Erin Eisenbarth, Professor of History, Mercy University Dr. Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Bard College; Director of the Institute of Advanced Theology Caroline Sharp, Special Collections Curator, George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
Schedule of events: 1:00: Welcome and introductions 1:45 - 4:00: Presentations by guest speakers 4:00 - 5:00: Reception For more information, call 845-758-7281, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event We're reading The Human Condition, one of Hannah Arendt's most influential works. First published in 1958, the book asks timeless questions about what it means to live, work, and act together in the modern world. Arendt explores how advances in technology and human knowledge can expand our power while also making it harder to understand—or control—the consequences of our actions. Those questions remain just as urgent today.
Free for HAC members and the Bard community, the Virtual Reading Group is a weekly masterclass with Arendt Center Founder Roger Berkowitz, who personally leads the sessions and engages with participants on Hannah Arendt's work.
Bard Farm; Bard Farm Come celebrate the end of our growing season. Live music, activities, small bites, drinks, beer and cider 21+, animals, bring a shirt and have it screen printed, press some cider, sample some local heritage apple varieties, enjoy food from the Misto Food truck, Sofia's tasty baked goods and more. Thank you to all of our wonderful co-sponsors for making this event happen. CFIS, BOS, TLS, BardEATS, Barddining, Bard Bees, WXBC, Bard Children's Center and Nursury School.Sponsored by: Bard Farm.
For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Pianist Marcus Roberts returns with drummer Jason Marsalis and bassist Rodney Jordan for an intimate jazz trio performance, bringing their signature blend of spontaneity and swing to the piano salon.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Barringer House Join the international student community for tea, conversation, and Halloween crafts!Sponsored by: Institute for International Liberal Education.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Uncover the eerie ghosts haunting the library and campus—and hear the chilling local legends and lore that bring their stories to life! Meet at the Lych Gate at the Bard Cemetery. Sponsored by Bard Houses and Stevenson Library. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Gym Join in on the festivities at the joint collaboration event between Athletics and Student Activities as we showcase our fall sport student-athletes! There will be free snacks, fun, crowd interactive games and contests, not to mention dance performances by some of your favorite student clubs! Bring your Bard Raptor spirit as we cheer and show our support.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics; Student Activities.
R.U.R. or “Rossum’s Universal Robots” was written in 1920 by Czech writer Karel Čapek. He is credited with introducing the word “robot” to the world. A foundational science fiction text, the play imagines a future where robots have a place in every facet of human life—domestic, labor, agriculture, transportation, war, and more. Eventually, the robots take over and destroy every human on Earth.
R.U.R. mirrors the current rise of AI in contemporary society, serving as an analysis and a warning. While working on this play, we will have the opportunity to analyze the similarities and differences of the advent of a potentially dangerous technology in 1920s Europe versus today.
The Bard College Theater & Performance Program presents
Rossum’s Universal Robots by Playwright Karel Capek Translation by Claudia Novack Directed by Dara Malina
Set Design by Aoshuang Zhang Costume Design by Karen Boyer Lighting Design by Daisy Long Sound Design by Evdoxia Ragkou
Manor Count Orlok has been bouncing on it (crazy style) since Christmas of 2024. It's abut time he takes a night off- and he'd like to invite you, his council! Come to his manor for some cunning crafts, earthly delights (brought to you by Bath and Body Works), and a live screening of his feature film debut! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Saturday, October 24, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Calling all hobbyists! Bring your hobby to the Attention Sanctuary on the second floor of Stevenson Library, and work on it in a friendly, supportive atmosphere. All indoor hobbies are welcome! Snacks & pick-up hobbies provided. Happens on the first & third Saturdays of the month. For more information: Contact Hannah Cremo at [email protected]. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Friday, October 23, 2026 – Sunday, October 25, 2026
Bard College Campus Mark your calendars: Bard Alumni/ae Weekend will be held from Friday, October 23 – Sunday, October 25, 2026 More information coming soon.Sponsored by: Office of Alumni/ae Affairs; Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs.
For more information, call 845-758-7089, or e-mail [email protected].
Virtual Student Leadership Conference is Accepting Applications
Saturday, October 24, 2026 – Sunday, October 25, 2026 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Online Event Deadline: Thursday, October 15, 2026
Online Event
The Virtual Student Leadership Conference is a two-day online international conference, held each October, that brings together students who want to become involved with community or socially-based engagement, to learn leadership or project management, and explore ways to get involved throughout the GHEA21 Network. It is an action-oriented, skill-based workshop series that includes student presentations and community networking. The conference provides a venue to build a network of young social entrepreneurs and change agents to encourage future collaborations and the exchange of ideas.
The conference will take place October 24 – 25, 2026, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT. Register by October 15 to secure your spot.Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement.
Olin Humanities Auditorium Join Bard's acting President, Jonathan Becker; Bard parent and former CNN anchor Kitty Pilgrim and Election@Bard's team leader Sophie Novick-Prucher '29 for a timely conversation focused on challenges to voting rights, access, and participation, especially as it relates to students and the future of American democracy.Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
R.U.R. or “Rossum’s Universal Robots” was written in 1920 by Czech writer Karel Čapek. He is credited with introducing the word “robot” to the world. A foundational science fiction text, the play imagines a future where robots have a place in every facet of human life—domestic, labor, agriculture, transportation, war, and more. Eventually, the robots take over and destroy every human on Earth.
R.U.R. mirrors the current rise of AI in contemporary society, serving as an analysis and a warning. While working on this play, we will have the opportunity to analyze the similarities and differences of the advent of a potentially dangerous technology in 1920s Europe versus today.
The Bard College Theater & Performance Program presents
Rossum’s Universal Robots by Playwright Karel Capek Translation by Claudia Novack Directed by Dara Malina
Set Design by Aoshuang Zhang Costume Design by Karen Boyer Lighting Design by Daisy Long Sound Design by Evdoxia Ragkou
Saturday, October 24, 2026 – Sunday, October 25, 2026 4–5 pm
Fisher Studio Art Building The Studio Arts Department is excited to announce the 11th annual Fund for Visual Learning Art Opening and Auction, Friday, October 24 from 4-7 pm in the Fisher Studio Arts Gallery at Bard College. Please join us for light refreshments and to celebrate the eleventh year of this incredibly important auction. Works will be available for purchase online and on site at the opening.
The Fund for Visual Learning was started in 2014 to lower the financial barriers to students in need, by underwriting the cost of materials for their Studio Arts classes and projects. To date the Fund for Visual Learning has supported well over 800 students in their classes, and in their Senior Project exhibitions. For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fvl2026.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room We love holding karaoke nights for our members each semester, and the theme is to prep everyone for our Rocky Horror Picture Show on Halloweekend! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Conducted by Zachary Schwartzman With Marcus Roberts Trio
Saturday, October 24, 2026 7–9 pm
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
This concert program spans nearly a century of orchestral music, from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 to Edward Elgar’s Symphony No. 1. Between them, pianist Marcus Roberts and his trio join the orchestra for James P. Johnson’s Yamekraw, a tribute to the Harlem stride master that brings jazz and the symphony orchestra together in a distinctive collaboration.
R.U.R. or “Rossum’s Universal Robots” was written in 1920 by Czech writer Karel Čapek. He is credited with introducing the word “robot” to the world. A foundational science fiction text, the play imagines a future where robots have a place in every facet of human life—domestic, labor, agriculture, transportation, war, and more. Eventually, the robots take over and destroy every human on Earth.
R.U.R. mirrors the current rise of AI in contemporary society, serving as an analysis and a warning. While working on this play, we will have the opportunity to analyze the similarities and differences of the advent of a potentially dangerous technology in 1920s Europe versus today.
The Bard College Theater & Performance Program presents
Rossum’s Universal Robots by Playwright Karel Capek Translation by Claudia Novack Directed by Dara Malina
Set Design by Aoshuang Zhang Costume Design by Karen Boyer Lighting Design by Daisy Long Sound Design by Evdoxia Ragkou
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Sunday, October 25, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road (Across from the Massena Campus) Service at St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY. Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Friday, October 23, 2026 – Sunday, October 25, 2026
Bard College Campus Mark your calendars: Bard Alumni/ae Weekend will be held from Friday, October 23 – Sunday, October 25, 2026 More information coming soon.Sponsored by: Office of Alumni/ae Affairs; Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs.
For more information, call 845-758-7089, or e-mail [email protected].
Virtual Student Leadership Conference is Accepting Applications
Saturday, October 24, 2026 – Sunday, October 25, 2026 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Online Event Deadline: Thursday, October 15, 2026
Online Event
The Virtual Student Leadership Conference is a two-day online international conference, held each October, that brings together students who want to become involved with community or socially-based engagement, to learn leadership or project management, and explore ways to get involved throughout the GHEA21 Network. It is an action-oriented, skill-based workshop series that includes student presentations and community networking. The conference provides a venue to build a network of young social entrepreneurs and change agents to encourage future collaborations and the exchange of ideas.
The conference will take place October 24 – 25, 2026, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT. Register by October 15 to secure your spot.Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement.
Saturday, October 24, 2026 – Sunday, October 25, 2026 4–5 pm
Fisher Studio Art Building The Studio Arts Department is excited to announce the 11th annual Fund for Visual Learning Art Opening and Auction, Friday, October 24 from 4-7 pm in the Fisher Studio Arts Gallery at Bard College. Please join us for light refreshments and to celebrate the eleventh year of this incredibly important auction. Works will be available for purchase online and on site at the opening.
The Fund for Visual Learning was started in 2014 to lower the financial barriers to students in need, by underwriting the cost of materials for their Studio Arts classes and projects. To date the Fund for Visual Learning has supported well over 800 students in their classes, and in their Senior Project exhibitions. For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fvl2026.
Conducted by Zachary Schwartzman With Marcus Roberts Trio
Sunday, October 25, 2026 2–4 pm
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
This concert program spans nearly a century of orchestral music, from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 to Edward Elgar’s Symphony No. 1. Between them, pianist Marcus Roberts and his trio join the orchestra for James P. Johnson’s Yamekraw, a tribute to the Harlem stride master that brings jazz and the symphony orchestra together in a distinctive collaboration.
R.U.R. or “Rossum’s Universal Robots” was written in 1920 by Czech writer Karel Čapek. He is credited with introducing the word “robot” to the world. A foundational science fiction text, the play imagines a future where robots have a place in every facet of human life—domestic, labor, agriculture, transportation, war, and more. Eventually, the robots take over and destroy every human on Earth.
R.U.R. mirrors the current rise of AI in contemporary society, serving as an analysis and a warning. While working on this play, we will have the opportunity to analyze the similarities and differences of the advent of a potentially dangerous technology in 1920s Europe versus today.
The Bard College Theater & Performance Program presents
Rossum’s Universal Robots by Playwright Karel Capek Translation by Claudia Novack Directed by Dara Malina
Set Design by Aoshuang Zhang Costume Design by Karen Boyer Lighting Design by Daisy Long Sound Design by Evdoxia Ragkou
Campus Center North, Classroom 2 Stop by Election @ Bard's Open Club Meeting to get involved and hear about latest election and voting updates! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Center for Spiritual Life Buddhist Meditation Room Mondays: 6-6:15 Dharma teachings, 6:15-6:45 Guided meditation, 6:45-7 pm Walking meditation & chanting Thursdays: Meditation in stillness Refreshments following both meditation sessions with sangha community time. Everybody welcome, at any time, for any length of time. Sign up for our sangha mailing list to be informed about special dharma events. For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 DUE TO A MEDICAL SITUATION, THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FALL SEMESTER. 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time, using your own body weight. Complete body workout. Great way to start your day! Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 26, 2026 1–2 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; German Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 26, 2026 2–3 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture, and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 118 The Student Labor Dialogue (SLD), founded in 2005, is Bard's only club devoted to issues of workers' rights and labor justice both on and off campus. We bring awareness and hopefully solutions to issues of labor justice and mistreatment while fostering an open dialogue between students and workers on campus. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace, allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 26, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Spanish Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard, Classroom 102 For the third season of Forge Project Talks at CCS Bard, we have asked artists to present on an exhibition that has shaped their practices. In inviting this group of speakers—Sara Flores, Jeffrey Gibson, G. Peter Jemison, and Tanya Lukin Linklater—we are interested in exhibition histories from their perspectives: which ones have had a lasting resonance, which ones altered the course of their careers, which ones changed the cannon? In inviting these reflections, this series of talks generates a history of exhibitions from the perspective of those who are intimately a part of them. This event is part of ongoing programming co-presented by Forge Project and CCS Bard and is organized by Candice Hopkins (Carcross/Tagish First Nation), Executive Director & Chief Curator, Forge Project, and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies, CCS Bard.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling: Dr. Sarah Heslip at 413-884-2798 or Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 12–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Italian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 Classic style Level 1 Pilates Mat Class focusing on strength, balance, and control.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come see BRAVE for our weekly tabling! If you have any questions about our program drop by or if you just wanna talk Bard and see what BRAVE is about we’re here to answer any questions! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Middle Eastern Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard MA in Teaching Online Joint Info Session with Sarah Lawrence College
Are you interested in becoming an early childhood or K-12 teacher in NY? Please join us for a joint info session with Bard College’s MAT program on Wednesday, October 27th at 12:45pm EST.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 12:45 pm
Online Event
The SLC Art of Teaching program has partnered with Bard College to host a joint information session for both SLC and Bard students interested in pursuing a master’s degree in teaching at the early childhood, elementary or secondary level. Through Bard’s MAT degree, SLC graduates can pursue certification to teach grades 7-12 in the following areas: biology, history, literature, mathematics, or Spanish. Through the Art of Teaching program at Sarah Lawrence, students can pursue NYS certification to teach birth to grade 6 general ed and birth to grade 2 special ed. To learn more about Bard’s MAT program, or about SLC’s Art of Teaching program, please click here to register for this virtual session.
Fliers with more info about both programs are also included below. With questions about the Art of Teaching master’s degree program for early childhood, childhood and early childhood special education, email [email protected]. With questions about the Bard MAT program for middle and secondary education, email [email protected]. For more information, call 845-594-3193, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://www.bard.edu/mat/admission/.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Curious about your local environment happenings? Stay updated on important climate topics in the Hudson Valley through this educational event with New Yorkers for Clean Power and For the Many. All are welcome: take action with two proven local groups! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Eyal Weizman, Forensic Architecture, Goldsmiths College
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room Over decades of work linking architecture and human rights, Eyal Weizman has led countless investigations of the links between violence, conflict, and the environment, producing evidence of state crimes and human rights violations, including work since 2023 for the International Court of Justice genocide case against Israel. In his new book Ungrounding: The Architecture of Genocide, he maps Gaza’s terrain, from tunnels to militarized landscapes, documenting campaigns of displacement and destruction. Placing them in historical context from the Nakba to today, he argues that spatial and architectural analysis reveals patterns of control and that post–7 October actions escalated to what he defines as genocide (which Article II(3) of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide says can be committed by “deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part.”)
Co-sponsors: The Center for Curatorial Studies, Center for Experimental Humanities, and the Anthropology, Architecture, Data Analytics, Historical Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, and Politics Programs. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling: Dr. Sarah Heslip at 413-884-2798 or Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 12–1 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace, allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Library Room 402 Do you work best in a group? Need someone to hold you accountable? Bring your homework and work alongside others in a quiet room. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Chinese Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Religious and political group where we explore Christianity through the Black Diaspora and learn about Black History! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Olin Language Center, Room 115 Narcotics Anonymous meeting: This meeting is intended for people who are looking for support, community, or to learn more about addiction. Open to everyone! Olin Language Center, Room 115, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer Complex The Women's Soccer team takes on RPI in its Pride Night game! Come out and support women's soccer!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Take a brain break and come watch a movie with us!! Snacks and drinks will be provided! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bard NYC Jessica Stern is the Co-President of The Alliance for Diplomacy and Justice. She formerly served as the US. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons, where she directed US. foreign policy to combat violence and discrimination worldwide as the first human rights expert in the role. As Executive Director of Outright International for a decade, she transformed the organization into a global powerhouse for advocacy, research, and grant-making. In 2025, she and seven other Ambassadors, Special Representatives and Special Envoys co-founded the Alliance for Diplomacy and Justice to center human rights in US. foreign policy. In addition to the Alliance, she serves as an inaugural Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights, shaping the future of inclusive rights through new fellowships on global LGBTQI+ equality and US. foreign policy.
The series is named in honor of James Clarke Chace (1931–2004), who was one of America’s leading foreign policy thinkers and historians. At the time of his death, Chace held the position of the Paul W. Williams Professor of Government and Public Law and Administration and was director of the BGIA Program at Bard College.Sponsored by: Bard NYC.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 206, Computer Lab Need to write a literature review for your Sproj, master’s thesis, or a course you're taking, but unsure what the heck one is? This workshop--which will give you hands-on practice constructing a review--is for you. You'll also learn why the literature review is a crucial element of research writing, how it differs from an annotated bibliography, and tips for writing a good one. Please join Jane Smith, associate director for library writing support, on Wednesday, October 28, from 7–8:15 pm in the Stevenson Library Classroom on the second floor (room 206). For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Thursday, October 29, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, October 29, 2026 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Kline, College Room
Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Russian/Eurasian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Gilson Place; Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat and eggs are available . . . Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.; Gilson Place, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
In the event of rain and extreme weather conditions, the market will be held at Bard's Campus Center 30 Ravine Rd.Sponsored by: Bard Farm.
For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Parking lot on Library Rd in front of Kappa House A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat, eggs, and honey are available and more. Find us on Library Road on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House, 12:00 pm–5:00 pm. For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, October 29, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard. Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; French Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join the CfIS team for weekly Thursday Office Hours! We are here as a resource for all students. Bring an idea, project, question, or just come to hang out and enjoy Parkhurst cookies, fruit, tea, and coffee! Sponsored by: Center for Indigenous Studies.
Center for Spiritual Life Buddhist Meditation Room Mondays: 6-6:15 Dharma teachings, 6:15-6:45 Guided meditation, 6:45-7 pm Walking meditation & chanting Thursdays: Meditation in stillness Refreshments following both meditation sessions with sangha community time. Everybody welcome, at any time, for any length of time. Sign up for our sangha mailing list to be informed about special dharma events. For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Humanities, Room 205 This club is for anyone who loves writing comedy in any forms such as sitcomes, plays, improv and more, enjoys coming up with jokes or hilarious scenerios, or even just loves to laugh! We will collaborte on comedic ideas, share any original comedic writing or attempt to create something to share a laugh with the Bard community such as a comedic newsletter or a stand up performance! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Join us for a bonfire with s'mores, music, & sometimes other treats. Learn about upcoming outdoor trips—hiking, camping, & backpacking. Bring your friends! Bring an instrument! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema See the Devil's Deed projected on the big sceen weekly at Orgone Accumultors Club Meetings For more information, call 845-758-6822.
War and the Destruction of Historical Records in the Sudans
John Ryle, Legrand Ramsey Professor of Anthropology; Cofounder, Rift Valley Institute
Thursday, October 29, 2026 12 pm
Campus Center North 101 In Sudan and South Sudan, irreplaceable antiquities and archives are being lost to civil war and state collapse. Khartoum’s National Museum — home to artifacts spanning five millennia — has been comprehensively looted and the Ethnographic Museum largely destroyed by fire, In South Sudan’s capital Juba, the National Archive, rescued from termites in the aftermath of the 1983–2005 civil war, faces renewed threat from a dysfunctional government, insurgency beyond the capital, and the near-total withdrawal of foreign aid. I’ll describe the conservation and digitization work I’ve been involved in with the South Sudan Ministry of Culture and the Rift Valley Institute, and reflect on the role of history and memory in the making — and remaking — of national identity in these countries. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Tenant and Electoral Organizing in Providence, Rhode Island
Thursday, October 29, 2026 5–6:30 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema A talk by Daniel Denvir, Co-chair of Reclaim Rhode Island and host of The Dig podcast, about the recent sweep of progressive candidates in the Providence, Rhode Island primary elections, and the years of tenant and electoral organizing that produced this historic outcome.Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement.
For more information, call 617-872-2704, or e-mail [email protected].
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Join us for a thought-provoking faculty presentation followed by a lively panel discussion and Q&A. Together, we'll explore not only what GenAI can do, but also what it means for creativity, knowledge, and education.
Cookies and refreshments will be provided.Sponsored by: AI Committee.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
A film of The Whistlebinkies performing this Cage work in Surround Sound plus a conversation with Mode Records producer Brian Brandt.
Thursday, October 29, 2026 6–7:30 pm
Preston Theater Join us for a film screening of the traditional Scottish music group, The Whistlebinkies, performing John Cage's Scottish Circus, followed by a conversation with Brian Brandt of Mode Records. He's not only the producer of the film, but Director of a recording label with a long association with Cage, as well a remarkable catalog of many other 20th century and living musical luminaries. We'll chat about how this film was made, working with Cage, and the current challenges to completing Mode Record's longterm project of recording all that Cage composed. Various Mode Records recordings will also be available for sale!
Scottish Circus isthe first collaboration between John Cage and the famous Scottish traditional music group, The Whistlebinkies. The origins of the work begin in Edinburgh in 1984. Cage was fascinated by their instrumentation of Lowland pipes, clarsach, fiddle, wooden flute, concertina, drum and voice. This led on to the commissioning of Scottish Circus for the ensemble in 1990, a way of performing traditional Scottish music as individuals of an ensemble together. We'll be showing a film made of a performance in 2007, the first to be recorded, showcasing Edinburgh’s historic Inverleith House as not only the recording venue, but with the acoustics of the house serving as a performer in its own right. For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://https://www.eventbrite.com/e/john-cages-scottish-circus-tickets-2001248969540?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true.
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Friday, October 30, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 402 Work on your Senior Project in a calm, quiet, and supportive space. By showing up for your project at the same time each week, you can turn 1.5 hours of focused work into a stable routine that yields real results over time. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Our weekly screening of weird, old, bad movies! Check our instagram @bardcultclassics to find out what the film is! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Reem-Kayden Center Room 102 Come collaborate on robotics and electronics projects! No previous experience needed! We'll be using 3D printers, learning how to use breadboards, raspberry pi, and Arduino, and many other cool things! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Online Event We're reading The Human Condition, one of Hannah Arendt's most influential works. First published in 1958, the book asks timeless questions about what it means to live, work, and act together in the modern world. Arendt explores how advances in technology and human knowledge can expand our power while also making it harder to understand—or control—the consequences of our actions. Those questions remain just as urgent today.
Free for HAC members and the Bard community, the Virtual Reading Group is a weekly masterclass with Arendt Center Founder Roger Berkowitz, who personally leads the sessions and engages with participants on Hannah Arendt's work.
Brody Lab - Hegeman 107 Symmetry is one of the central organizing principles of theoretical physics. It gives rise to conservation laws, underpins the Standard Model, and characterizes phases of matter. In quantum systems, symmetry can do something even more surprising: it can place powerful constraints on patterns of quantum entanglement and on emergent low-energy phenomena. In this talk, we will explore this unexpected power of symmetry and its consequences for quantum matter and quantum field theory.Sponsored by: Physics Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Campus Center North, Robert Kelly Multipurpose Room Come to Bonnets and Durags where Brooke Jude will help us customize bonnets, durags and more! Braids @ Bard will also be present teaching hair braiding and we will be having a hair care raffle! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Root Cellar Come see Cherri and the Whipped Cream, an Afro-psychedelic rock band from Philly, and two other bands! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Saturday, October 31, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Calling all hobbyists! Bring your hobby to the Attention Sanctuary on the second floor of Stevenson Library, and work on it in a friendly, supportive atmosphere. All indoor hobbies are welcome! Snacks & pick-up hobbies provided. Happens on the first & third Saturdays of the month. For more information: Contact Hannah Cremo at [email protected]. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Montgomery Place Estate The Cross Country team hosts the Liberty League Championships. Come out and support cross country!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer Complex The Women's Soccer team faces a conference foe, Ithaca. Come out and support women's soccer!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard College Conservatory of Music "Quietly dazzling performances light up Feldman's introspective minor masterpiece."
—Limelight Australia
For the Morton Feldman Centennial, the John Cage Trust and Bard Conservatory present a special concert by Darragh Morgan (violin) and Mary Dullea (piano) performing Feldman's For John Cage.
Morton Feldman (1926–1987) would be 100 this year. A great friend of John Cage's, the John Cage Trust, Bard Conservatory, and Culture Ireland present a rare opportunity to hear Feldman's rarely performed, exquisite work for violin and piano, For John Cage (1982).
Violinist Darragh Morgan, has been performing Morton Feldman's For John Cage internationally for over 20 years and his celebrated album release on Diatribe Records in 2020 with pianist John Tilbury, renowned as a peerless interpreter of Feldman's piano music. For this special John Cage Trust performance at Bard College's László Z. Bitó ’60 Conservatory Building, Performance Space, Darragh is joined by his long-term pianist partner, Mary Dullea, also of "the virtuosic Fidelio Trio" (Sunday Times).
This late afternoon concert offers an hour and twenty minutes of sheer bliss.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lawn Come to our Halloween Themed Fashion Show! All students are invited to model, try out clothes, style, do make-up, etc. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
“Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” in Concert
Saturday, October 31, 2026 7–9:30 pm
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
John Williams’ Grammy Award-winning score performed live to the film.
Celebrating its 45th anniversary, originally released in 1981 as a collaboration between George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Raiders redefined the possibilities of adventure cinema and launched actor Harrison Ford to legendary status. Indiana Jones is the classic hero in this adventure set in the 1930s which follows the quick-witted and determined archaeologist as he hunts for the Lost Ark of the Covenant. Often facing insurmountable odds, Indy always manages to succeed in the nick of time, joined by endearing companions and opposed by notorious villains.
With an impressive team of supporting actors including Karen Allen, John-Rhys Davies, Denholm Elliott, and Paul Freeman, combined with innovative special effects techniques by Industrial Light & Magic, Raiders has captured the spirits of movie-goers for generations and continues to inspire adventures yet to come.
Manor Come in your best halloween costume to win best dressed prizes and hear beats from DJs Sukii and Petal!! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Lecture Series and Crip Methods Series presents Finnegan Shannon
Runs through Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Finnegan Shannon (b. 1989, Berkeley, CA) is an artist experimenting with forms of access. They intervene in ableist structures with humor, earnestness, and rage. Some of their recent work includes Alt Text as Poetry, a collaboration with Bojana Coklyat that explores the expressive potential of image description; Do You Want Us Here or Not, a series of benches and cushions designed for exhibition spaces; and Don’t mind if I do, a conveyor-belt-centered exhibition that prioritizes rest and play. They have done projects with MUDAM Luxembourg, the Queens Museum, moCa Cleveland, the High Line, MMK Frankfurt, MCA Denver, and Nook Gallery. Their work has been supported by a Wynn Newhouse Award, an Eyebeam fellowship, a Disability Futures Fellowship, a United States Artists Fellowship, and grants from Art Matters Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and the Disability Visibility Project. Their work has been written about in Art in America, BOMB Magazine, the Believer, and Out Magazine. They live and work in Brooklyn, NY. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learning Commons Come meet with a one-on-one writing tutor to improve your essay idea or draft! Writing tutors may be best understood as a friendly second set of eyes on your drafts: they will notice things that need noticing and help you revisit choices that merit revision. Join us at any stage in your writing process, from pulling together class notes and first thoughts to late-stage revision. You may visit and make an appointment during our regular hours, Monday through Friday, 11am-8pm, and weekends from 4-6pm. Tutoring takes place Sunday through Thursday from 4-8pm and Friday through Saturday from 4-6pm. We are located on the south side of Stone Row, across the quad from Old Henderson (see our Instagram @bardlearningcommons for directions). Visit our website: www.bard.edu/learningcommons. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Tuesday, December 15, 2026 7:30–8:30 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 202 (Writing Lab) Come work on your papers (or other work)! Get help with Chicago-style citations, have snacks and tea, and build community! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Wednesday, December 9, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Albee Come to the Chaplaincy Office (Albee Basement) and enjoy an hour of knitting. For those who do not know how to knit, we will teach you the basic stitches and help you work on a knitting project. Yarn and needles are provided. Crocheters are also welcome.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 6 pm – 1 am
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Come play board games with the Bard games club tonight! Hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 11 am – 2 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Drinking coffee, drawing, and do voices- watch some TV, and open mic. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Join us to knit, crochet, and all other forms of needle work! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
What should the next Constitutional Amendment be? A Constitution Day Essay Contest
Runs through Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Center for Civic Engagement The United States Constitution is the oldest surviving, written and codified national constitution still in force anywhere in the world. For more than two hundred and thirty years it has remained durable, supplying a framework by which American economic, political and democratic life has evolved in the United States.
However, values, politics and technology have evolved since 1787. Many people assume that if the Constitution was to be written today, it would look substantially different. In 2020 the National Constitution Center Drafting Project actually sponsored this exercise by commissioning three teams of constitutional scholars (conservative, libertarian, and progressive) to draft new constitutions for the United States from scratch. Interestingly, all three teams kept the basic 1787 architecture of federalism and separated powers. Two years later the teams reconvened and agreed on five amendments.
George Washington's "Daily Sacrifice": A Bibliographic Mystery
Exhibit on view September 15 - December 18
Runs through Wednesday, October 14, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Did George Washington pray? This archives exhibit explores a long-standing controversy surrounding a manuscript prayerbook given to the College in 1895 by Rev.Charles Frederick Hoffman, who, like many others, believed it was written by George Washington. On display are archival items and facsimiles from the Bard College Archives and the Washington National Cathedral. Curated by Helene Tieger '85, Head of Archives and Special Collections at Stevenson Library. This exhibit is on view on the third floor of Stevenson Library in conjunction with "Not the Thing He Supposed It" symposium on October 23. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Various Campus Locations Visit our website to find out about free shuttles for Bard students, staff and faculty to the Poughkeepsie Metro North train station, Rhinecliff Amtrak, Target, Walmart, Red Hook, Tivoli, Montgomery Place, Massena Campus, JFK, Albany, and La Guardia airports.
Check our homepage for delays and cancellations to our services as well.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join for friendly chess playing in Sout Campus Center's Yellow Room! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Thursday, October 1, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, October 1, 2026 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Kline, College Room
Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Russian/Eurasian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Gilson Place; Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat and eggs are available . . . Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.; Gilson Place, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
In the event of rain and extreme weather conditions, the market will be held at Bard's Campus Center 30 Ravine Rd.Sponsored by: Bard Farm.
For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Parking lot on Library Rd in front of Kappa House A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat, eggs, and honey are available and more. Find us on Library Road on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House, 12:00 pm–5:00 pm. For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Our monthly online Democracy Innovation Academy is meeting next on October 1st at 12 PM EST. We will be joined by Roger Berkowitz, Helene Landemore, and Yazmany Arboleda to preview our October 15-17 Arendt Forum on Solidarity and briefly discuss Helene's paper on "How to Give Everyday People a say in A.I. Governance."
This monthly Zoom meeting functions as a drop-in academy and networking opportunity for those hoping to learn more, or to connect with organizations, practitioners, facilitators and other engaged learners. Free and open to the public.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, October 1, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard. Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; French Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join the CfIS team for weekly Thursday Office Hours! We are here as a resource for all students. Bring an idea, project, question, or just come to hang out and enjoy Parkhurst cookies, fruit, tea, and coffee! Sponsored by: Center for Indigenous Studies.
Capitalism and Its Critics: the Return of Political Economy
John Cassidy, staff writer at the New Yorker, in discussion with Lucas Guimarães Pinheiro, Assistant Professor of Politics at Bard College.
Thursday, October 1, 2026 4:30–5:45 pm
Blithewood The Levy Economics Institute of Bard College invites the Bard community to a fall speaker series exploring the forces shaping our economic lives—from capitalism to financial stability to the policies that hold (or fail to hold) our economy together. Each session features a guest economist, policymaker, author, or researcher whose work sheds light on issues such as financial fragility, structural forces impacting economic resilience, and the public policies foundational to economic democracy. Drawing on the Institute's long tradition of heterodox and policy-relevant research, the series offers a forum for lively discussion and debate about how our economic system can be made more stable, equitable, and aligned with the public good in democratic societies. Talks are free and open to all Bard College students, faculty, and staff, with time reserved for audience questions. For more information, call 845-758-7710, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Spiritual Life Buddhist Meditation Room Mondays: 6-6:15 Dharma teachings, 6:15-6:45 Guided meditation, 6:45-7 pm Walking meditation & chanting Thursdays: Meditation in stillness Refreshments following both meditation sessions with sangha community time. Everybody welcome, at any time, for any length of time. Sign up for our sangha mailing list to be informed about special dharma events. For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema An opera movie night for Divas at Bard, where we will watch a recording of an opera production or an opera-related film together. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Humanities, Room 205 This club is for anyone who loves writing comedy in any forms such as sitcomes, plays, improv and more, enjoys coming up with jokes or hilarious scenerios, or even just loves to laugh! We will collaborte on comedic ideas, share any original comedic writing or attempt to create something to share a laugh with the Bard community such as a comedic newsletter or a stand up performance! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Join us for a bonfire with s'mores, music, & sometimes other treats. Learn about upcoming outdoor trips—hiking, camping, & backpacking. Bring your friends! Bring an instrument! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema See the Devil's Deed projected on the big sceen weekly at Orgone Accumultors Club Meetings For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Friday, October 2, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Campus Center North, Robert Kelly Multipurpose Room BardWorks Activate is a student-centered summit designed to help students turn their interests, ideas, and curiosities into meaningful experiences at Bard. Through student-led panels, alumni/ae conversations, networking opportunities, and hands-on activities, students will discover how to get involved on campus, build skills and experiences, and make the most of the programs, funding, and pathways to mentorship already available to them.
The summit will spotlight existing Bard initiatives, including opportunities through the Center for Civic Engagement such as the Community Action Awards, Trustee Leader Scholars, ELAS, and more.
We will feature students who have taken advantage of these programs to develop projects, pursue internships, grow their networks, and explore their interests. Their stories will offer a firsthand look at how students can take an idea, find the right resources, and turn it into an experience that contributes to their personal, academic, and professional growth.
Our goal is to help students see what is possible at Bard, understand the resources available to them, and feel empowered to get started
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center BLOOD DRIVE 12:00 – 6:00 pm Bard College Bertelsmann Campus Center, MPR 30 Campus Road Annandale-on Hudson, NY 12504 Blood Donors are Urgently Needed! To schedule an appointment, please click here. For more information, please call NYBC at (800)933-2566.
Online Event Learn about Bard's oldest trees! Join Amy Parrella '99, Bard's Arboretum Director, for a virtual walk through Bard's campus to learn about these living legacies and the history they witnessed. FREE to register. Register here.Sponsored by: Bard Arboretum.
For more information, call 845-758-7179, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Gallery Wall 1 Pop up tasting of some tasty vegan snacks (free!) For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event We're reading The Human Condition, one of Hannah Arendt's most influential works. First published in 1958, the book asks timeless questions about what it means to live, work, and act together in the modern world. Arendt explores how advances in technology and human knowledge can expand our power while also making it harder to understand—or control—the consequences of our actions. Those questions remain just as urgent today.
Free for HAC members and the Bard community, the Virtual Reading Group is a weekly masterclass with Arendt Center Founder Roger Berkowitz, who personally leads the sessions and engages with participants on Hannah Arendt's work.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema If you're interested in shaping Fall Fest including food options, activities, and attractions, please come to these meeetings to have your input heard and to play an active roll in Fall Fest! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Reem-Kayden Center Room 102 Come join us for games, food, and to learn more about the Biology Club and our mission! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 402 Work on your Senior Project in a calm, quiet, and supportive space. By showing up for your project at the same time each week, you can turn 1.5 hours of focused work into a stable routine that yields real results over time. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Anna Jones Memorial Garden Join us for an event of celebration of home memories, bring photos/items that represent home for you, listen to arabic music, and hear from Palestians. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center The Women's Volleyball team faces Plattsburgh State in a non-conference clash. Come support women's volleyball!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Campus Center North Shakespere on the Quad is Shakespere on the Quad mixed with experineced actors and amatur actors. There will be cool props and lighting...anyone can come to check it out! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Desirée Ruhstrat, violin, Melissa Reardon, viola, and Wendy Sutter, cello
“Resilience”
Friday, October 2, 2026 7 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Bard Conservatory faculty member and violist Melissa Reardon is joined by violinist Desirée Ruhstrat and cellist Wendy Sutter for a performance titled "Resilience."
"Resilience" is an intimate and deeply moving concert project in which three acclaimed artists of international stature come together to restore music silenced by the Holocaust to the living repertoire. Violinist Desirée Ruhstrat, violist Melissa Reardon, and cellist Wendy Sutter—each a leader in the classical music world unite in a program devoted to extraordinary chamber works by composers whose lives and careers were shaped, interrupted, or extinguished by Nazi persecution. Through solo, duo, and string trio repertoire, Resilience offers both remembrance and renewal, allowing voices nearly erased by history to speak again with urgency and clarity.
Free and open to the public. Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Come to the Red Rrom in Cmapus Center South Catch Co-Op Gaming Session! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
China Now Music Festival: Chasing Dreams at Carnegie Hall
Bard East/West Ensemble and THE RIFT: Opera in One Act
Friday, October 2, 2026 7:30–9 pm
Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall Join us for the opening night of the ninth annual China Now Music Festival at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall. Led by conductor and artistic director Jindong Cai, this concert features the New York premiere of THE RIFT, a chamber opera in one act by composer Huang Ruo and Tony Award-winning playwright David Henry Hwang that explores the story behind Maya Lin’s iconic Vietnam Veterans Memorial. That same night, the Bard East/West Ensemble will perform works by contemporary composers Zhang Zheng, Luk Wai Chun, and Wang Danhong. Soloists include soprano Karen Vuong, mezzo-soprano Michelle Mariposa, tenor Edward Graves, bass-bartitone Daniel Klein, and pipa performer Yang Jin.
Use discount code NOW57513 to receive 20% off tickets. For student and senior discounted tickets, visit the Carnegie Hall box office at 57th Street and 7th Avenue. Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Our weekly screening of weird, old, bad movies! Check our instagram @bardcultclassics to find out what the film is! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Saturday, October 3, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center The Women's Volleyball team plays a tri-match with CCNY and Pratt Institute. Come out and support women's volleyball!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Calling all hobbyists! Bring your hobby to the Attention Sanctuary on the second floor of Stevenson Library, and work on it in a friendly, supportive atmosphere. All indoor hobbies are welcome! Snacks & pick-up hobbies provided. Happens on the first & third Saturdays of the month. For more information: Contact Hannah Cremo at [email protected]. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Celebration: A Concert honoring Joan Tower's 54th year at Bard, "My longtime home"
Presented by the Altalena Artists Collective
Saturday, October 3, 2026 4 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space In 1972, Joan Tower joined the composition faculty at Bard College — a relationship that has now spanned 54 years, and one she has never left. Today the Asher B. Edelman Professor of Music at Bard, Tower calls the college simply "my longtime home." Presented by the Altalena Artists Collective, this concert marks that milestone with an evening of Tower’s music performed by Bard faculty, students, the Cassatt Quartet and musicians of The Orchestra Now (TON).
Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube Channel here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
China Now Music Festival: Chasing Dreams at Asia Society
US-China Music Forum: Chasing Dreams
Saturday, October 3, 2026 4:30–6 pm
Asia Society 725 Park Ave. New York City, NY 10021 United States
Join us for a special afternoon of conversation and song with composer Huang Ruo, librettist Su Wei, and conductor Jindong Cai, moderated by Asia Society's Rachel Cooper. A vibrant discussion on how music captures the emotion and power of history is accompanied by song--sopranos Lucy Fitz Gibbon and Karen Vuong will sing arias from two major operatic works foregrounding Chinese American stories, with Xinri Zhang on keyboard. Stay back to meet the artists during the lively wine reception that follows!
The US-China Music Forum: Chasing Dreams commemorates the 250th anniversary of the United States, highlighting THE RIFT and Men of Iron and the Golden Spike, two major musical works that focus on the sacrifices and contributions of Chinese Americans. This is part of the China Now Music Festival, created to deepen understanding of Chinese culture through orchestral, operatic, and chamber music performances.
The theme, "Chasing Dreams," reminds us that the pursuit of dreams is a shared human experience that connects us all. The festival is centered on two major musical works that focus on the sacrifices and contributions of Chinese Americans. The opening concert, on October 2 at Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall, features THE RIFT, a chamber opera in one act by Chinese American composer Huang Ruo and playwright David Henry Hwang. The work tells the compelling story behind Maya Lin's iconic Vietnam Veterans Memorial and explores themes of identity and reconciliation. The festival concludes on October 11 at the Rose Theater, Jazz at Lincoln Center, with Zhou Long's Men of Iron and the Golden Spike. This large scale symphonic oratorio honors the thousands of Chinese laborers who built the Transcontinental Railroad in the 1860s. The performance will feature an 80-piece orchestra, a 120-voice chorus, and six vocal soloists.
The festival is co-presented by the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music and the Central Conservatory of Music, China. Follow this link for tickets to the US-China Music Forum at Asia Society: https://asiasociety.org/new-york/events/chasing-dreams-us-china-music-forumSponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Sunday, October 4, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road (Across from the Massena Campus) Service at St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY. Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Quad Come to the Bertelsmann Campus Center Quad for handmade and vintage clothing, food and drink, and arts and crafts, all from local vendors! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Campus Center North Join us for one last moments of the year with warm weather, sunshine, outdoor activites, and some good ole seafood (vegetarian options available) Rescheduled to October 4th! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
China Now Music Festival: Chasing Dreams at Kingston
Bard East/West Ensemble conducted by Jindong Cai
Sunday, October 4, 2026 3–5 pm
TEMPO Performing Arts Center 29 Wurts Street Kingston, NY, 12401 United States As a part of the ninth annual China Now Music Festival, Chasing Dreams, the Bard East/West Ensemble celebrates America’s 250th anniversary by performing pieces from their recent tour. Returning home from a tour in China that took them to 8 cities for 15 performances, the ensemble will showcase their cross-cultural sound through unique arrangements of works by Aaron Copland, Astor Piazzolla, and Jiang Ying, among others.
The festival is co-presented by the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music and the Central Conservatory of Music, China. Follow this link for tickets to the TEMPO Performing Arts Center concert: https://tempokingston.org/events/bard_china_ensemble/Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents On Sunday, October 4th at 3:00 pm at the Bard Chapel, the annual Blessing of the Animals will take place. All are welcome to bring their beloved pets, photos of their pets, stuffed animals, etc., and participate in the celebration and blessing of God’s wonderful creatures. This is a short service that will last 30-45 minutes.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Spiritual Life Buddhist Meditation Room Mondays: 6-6:15 Dharma teachings, 6:15-6:45 Guided meditation, 6:45-7 pm Walking meditation & chanting Thursdays: Meditation in stillness Refreshments following both meditation sessions with sangha community time. Everybody welcome, at any time, for any length of time. Sign up for our sangha mailing list to be informed about special dharma events. For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 DUE TO A MEDICAL SITUATION, THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FALL SEMESTER. 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time, using your own body weight. Complete body workout. Great way to start your day! Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Learn about Bard's teacher education program leading to a master's degree and NYS teacher certification in grades 7-12
Monday, October 5, 2026 12 pm
Online Event Join Dr. Cecilia Maple '01, Director of MAT Admission and Student Affairs to learn about program options, application details and deadlines, scholarship aid, jobs, and more!
Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion; Director, Institute of Advanced Theology
Monday, October 5, 2026 12:30–2 pm
Bard Hall This series will examine three famous holy sites in Jerusalem: the Haram al-Sharif, the Western Wall, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Their founding narratives will reveal how holiness has been attributed to the city, and why characteristic religious practices are focalized there. On this basis, we will investigate the roots of conflicts, past and present, that have threatened Jerusalem’s survival.
Lecture series will be held on the following Mondays at 12:30pm in Bard Hall Sept. 7th, Sept. 21st, Oct. 5th, Oct. 19th, and Nov. 2ndSponsored by: Institute of Advanced Theology.
For more information, call 845-758-7667, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 5, 2026 1–2 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; German Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 5, 2026 2–3 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture, and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
as translated by Anne Carson and Richard Lattimore and adapted by Ellen McLaughlin
Monday, October 5, 2026 5 pm
Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts Directed by Ash K. Tata
Join us for a staged reading and discussion of Aeschylus' Oresteia in three versions: Lattimore/Grene (the FYSem required text), Anne Carson's An Oresteia, and Ellen McLaughlin's The Oresteia.
Bring your questions!
This event is mandatory for FYSem students For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 118 The Student Labor Dialogue (SLD), founded in 2005, is Bard's only club devoted to issues of workers' rights and labor justice both on and off campus. We bring awareness and hopefully solutions to issues of labor justice and mistreatment while fostering an open dialogue between students and workers on campus. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace, allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium On Monday, October 5 at 5:30pm in the László Z. Bitó ’60 Auditorium, Reem-Kayden Center, Bard Fiction Prize winner Eliza Barry Callahan will read from her work. This reading is free and open to the public.
Eliza Barry Callahan is a writer and filmmaker from New York, NY. Her debut novel, The Hearing Test, published in Spring 2024 (Catapult) was a finalist for the NYPL Young Lions Awar and longlisted for Carol Shields Prize for Fiction. Her fiction and writing about art has appeared in The Paris Review, Bomb, frieze, and The Drift. Her 20 minute directorial debut, ‘The Non-Actor’, premiered at Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) in 2025. She was a 2023 New York Foundation of The Arts Fellow and currently teaches a seminar on artist writings and ekphrasis at Columbia University.
Read more about Eliza Barry Callahan's work here. Sponsored by: Written Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 5, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Spanish Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling: Dr. Sarah Heslip at 413-884-2798 or Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
CDO Applying for the Bard in Berlin Study Abroad Program and interested in the BCB Internship Program? Stop by the Career Development Office to spruce up your resume!
Applicants for the BCB Internship Program are required to either meet with the CDO or attend a drop-in session. In order to apply for the BCB Internship Program, you must be applying for the Bard in Berlin Study Abroad Program.
Additional Drop-In Hours: September 24, 10 am – 12 pm September 29, 2 pm – 4 pm October 14, 2 pm – 4 pmSponsored by: Bard Abroad; Career Development Office.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 12–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Italian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Chat with members of our admission team to learn more about Bard NYC! Spring 2027 applicants strongly encouraged to stop by. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 Classic style Level 1 Pilates Mat Class focusing on strength, balance, and control.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer Complex The Women's Soccer team hosts its Kick it Pink game against Brooklyn. Come out and support the team as well as promote Breast Cancer Awareness!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room This session will offer an overview of Know Your Rights material and introduce preparedness planning strategies. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come see BRAVE for our weekly tabling! If you have any questions about our program drop by or if you just wanna talk Bard and see what BRAVE is about we’re here to answer any questions! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
As an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting for intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy. The Librarians, which made its world premiere at Sundance and continued on to SXSW and Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, explores the urgent moment we find ourselves in. As an unprecedented wave of book banning is sparked in Texas, Florida, and beyond, librarians under siege join forces as unlikely defenders fighting for intellectual freedom on the front lines of democracy, flanked by concerned community members and young readers. The Librarians documentary explores the urgent moment we find ourselves in.
Join Stevenson Library and the Center for Civic Engagement for a screening and discussion of this important film. Refreshments will be provided.
Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement; Libraries at Bard College.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Join our admission team for a casual application workshop! Spring '27 applicants strongly encouraged to attend and work with admission staff to resolve any application questions/concerns. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Middle Eastern Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling: Dr. Sarah Heslip at 413-884-2798 or Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center Curious about graduate school and what comes next? Join us to explore Bard’s graduate programs, learn about application timelines and requirements, and get practical guidance from Bard admissions representatives and the Career Development Office.
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 12–1 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace, allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Come celebrate National Voter Education Week with trivia & candy prizes in Kline, hosted by Election@Bard! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Library Room 402 Do you work best in a group? Need someone to hold you accountable? Bring your homework and work alongside others in a quiet room. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
In the News: WHATEVER IT TAKES TO WIN: War, Medicine, & the Human Spirit in Ukraine
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 5 pm
Stevenson Library Join the CCE in unraveling this week's news!
This is part of a regular discussion held every month
Please join us for a talk with Dr. Olesya Vynnyk in conversation with George Packer, introduced by Jonathan Becker on Wednesday, October 7 at 5:00PM on the first floor of the Stevenson Library.
Dr. Olesya Vynnyk, M.D. is a doctor in Lviv and the medical initiatives coordinator for the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC), supporting combat medics with equipment and training.
George Packer is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of 10 books. Before joining The Atlantic in 2018, he was a staff writer at The New Yorker for 15 years. He writes about American politics and culture and U.S. foreign policy.
Jonathan Becker is Acting President of Bard College. He is also Executive Director of Bard's Center for Civic Engagement and Vice Chancellor of Global Higher Education Alliance for the 21st Century. --Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Chinese Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Preston Theater John Cage composed “Organ2/ASLSP“ to be played “As Slow(ly) as Possible.” The piece could theoretically last forever. It currently can be heard in Halberstadt, Germany in a version that will ultimately be 639 years long. The experimental documentary SIGHT/SEEING translates the subject of “hearing” to one of “seeing.”
How long can you actually look? How long can one endure the “stretched gaze” (Wilhem Genziano) while swiping through hundreds of images within seconds? At places such as Big Ben and the Eiffel Tower, where thousands of people take the same pictures over and over again, billions of times, what might you see if you dare to not turn your eyes? And what happens when a very stretched piece of music meets a very stretched gaze?
SIGHT/SEEING was made by filming at the most photographed tourist spots in Europe, but with each shot determined by chance operations (à la Cage) with the aim to "learn seeing at a place where there's nothing to see." The many clips that make up the film might include anything from a wall or slab of pavement, a passersby looking at their phones, to a bit of unfocused scenery somewhere near the Trevi Fountain in Rome.
In addition to Cage’s music and the ambient sounds of each film clip’s location, nine quotations from John Cage bring additional structure to the film. Most of them come from John Cage's seminal essay and lecture collection Silence, adding astonishingly apt comment on what is seen, though they have also been assigned to each section of the film by way of chance procedures.
SIGHT/SEEING takes the many inspirations Cage’s work offers into the realm of experimental documentary to extraordinary result.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Deana Lawson is an American artist, educator, and photographer based in Brooklyn, New York. Her work is primarily concerned with intimacy, family, spirituality, sexuality, and Black aesthetics.Sponsored by: Photography Program.
For more information, call 845-492-9113, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Religious and political group where we explore Christianity through the Black Diaspora and learn about Black History! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Olin Language Center, Room 115 Narcotics Anonymous meeting: This meeting is intended for people who are looking for support, community, or to learn more about addiction. Open to everyone! Olin Language Center, Room 115, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Thursday, October 8, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, October 8, 2026 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Kline, College Room
Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Russian/Eurasian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Gilson Place; Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat and eggs are available . . . Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.; Gilson Place, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
In the event of rain and extreme weather conditions, the market will be held at Bard's Campus Center 30 Ravine Rd.Sponsored by: Bard Farm.
For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Parking lot on Library Rd in front of Kappa House A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat, eggs, and honey are available and more. Find us on Library Road on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House, 12:00 pm–5:00 pm. For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, October 8, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard. Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; French Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join the CfIS team for weekly Thursday Office Hours! We are here as a resource for all students. Bring an idea, project, question, or just come to hang out and enjoy Parkhurst cookies, fruit, tea, and coffee! Sponsored by: Center for Indigenous Studies.
Center for Spiritual Life Buddhist Meditation Room Mondays: 6-6:15 Dharma teachings, 6:15-6:45 Guided meditation, 6:45-7 pm Walking meditation & chanting Thursdays: Meditation in stillness Refreshments following both meditation sessions with sangha community time. Everybody welcome, at any time, for any length of time. Sign up for our sangha mailing list to be informed about special dharma events. For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Humanities, Room 205 This club is for anyone who loves writing comedy in any forms such as sitcomes, plays, improv and more, enjoys coming up with jokes or hilarious scenerios, or even just loves to laugh! We will collaborte on comedic ideas, share any original comedic writing or attempt to create something to share a laugh with the Bard community such as a comedic newsletter or a stand up performance! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Join us for a bonfire with s'mores, music, & sometimes other treats. Learn about upcoming outdoor trips—hiking, camping, & backpacking. Bring your friends! Bring an instrument! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema See the Devil's Deed projected on the big sceen weekly at Orgone Accumultors Club Meetings For more information, call 845-758-6822.
The Arendt Forum on Solidarity: What Are We Fighting For?
Thursday, October 8, 2026
Olin Humanities Auditorium
The Hannah Arendt Center is looking for student volunteers for our 2026 ARENDT FORUM taking place Thursday, October 15 through Saturday, October 17at Bard College, with 30 minute volunteer training and shirt collections on Wednesday, October 14.
This year’s forum centers on the theme of solidarityand will bring together students, scholars, writers, artists, and members of the wider community for conversations around some of the most urgent political and social questions of our time.
Volunteers will contribute approximately3–4 hours total over the course of the forum, with shifts scheduled around students’ classes and availability. Opportunities include:
Guest check-in and registration
Wayfinding and general event support
Auditorium and Q&A support
Hospitality and receptions
Lunch and breakout-session support
Merchandise and membership
Volunteers will still have plenty of opportunities to attend forum sessions outside of their assigned shifts. Interested students can apply here, by Thursday October 8th 2026.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Join us for a Moth-style open mic storytelling event in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month! Come to listen or to share a story of your own. How to participate: Prepare a story related to Hispanic or Latin American heritage or identity that you can tell in 5 minutes or less. Your story should be:
TRUE as remembered by the storyteller.
Yours to tell! First-person accounts only.
On theme. This event is in celebration of Hispanic and Latin American voices. If your story doesn’t fit in with this theme, please save it for a future storytelling event!
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 206, Computer Lab Writing a FYSem paper can be hard for all sorts of reasons. Maybe you’re not sure how to begin. Maybe you’ve gotten stuck. Maybe you don’t know what your main point is. Bring a draft, some notes, a half-formed idea, a writing problem, or just the work you need to get done. Jane Smith, FYSem professor and Stevenson Library’s resident writing coach, will be on hand to help. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Manor Parlor Come join Election @ Bard for Debate Watch Party and Bingo! Snacks will be provided and bring a friend! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Friday, October 9, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event We're reading The Human Condition, one of Hannah Arendt's most influential works. First published in 1958, the book asks timeless questions about what it means to live, work, and act together in the modern world. Arendt explores how advances in technology and human knowledge can expand our power while also making it harder to understand—or control—the consequences of our actions. Those questions remain just as urgent today.
Free for HAC members and the Bard community, the Virtual Reading Group is a weekly masterclass with Arendt Center Founder Roger Berkowitz, who personally leads the sessions and engages with participants on Hannah Arendt's work.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema If you're interested in shaping Fall Fest including food options, activities, and attractions, please come to these meeetings to have your input heard and to play an active roll in Fall Fest! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 402 Work on your Senior Project in a calm, quiet, and supportive space. By showing up for your project at the same time each week, you can turn 1.5 hours of focused work into a stable routine that yields real results over time. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Our weekly screening of weird, old, bad movies! Check our instagram @bardcultclassics to find out what the film is! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
We are thrilled you will be joining us at Red Hook Golf Club, for our forth annual Golf Tournament in support of Bard Athletics! Play begins October 9th at 9 am and will be a shotgun start with a scramble format. Lunch is at 2 pm. Registration includes:
18 Holes of Golf with Cart
Refreshments on the Course
Lunch at The Grove
Raffles & Silent Auction
Cart Gift
Foursome registration is $900, or single golfers can register for $250 and we'll look to pair you up with other singles.Alternatively, skip the golf and join us for lunch, awards, and raffles/silent auction for $150. All proceeds will go to Bard Athletics, helping fund team travel opportunities and other enhancements to the student-athlete experience.
Ordinary Made Extraordinary: Nietzsche’s Pedagogy of Non-Identity
Dr. Ulrike Wagner, Director of German Studies, Bard College Berlin
Friday, October 9, 2026 12 pm
Hegeman 204A What happens when reading makes the ordinary strange? This talk argues that Nietzsche’s lifelong engagement with Emerson recasts criticism as a pedagogy of non-identity: a practice of learning to see differently. Rather than locating philology’s authority solely in the institutional protocols of German Wissenschaft, Nietzsche finds its vital force in everyday practices of reading, habit, and encounters with exemplary others. For Nietzsche, Emerson transforms the past from settled knowledge into a resource for reimagining the relations among scholarship, poetry, art, and life. Against the specialization and moral conformity of the modern university, Emersonian exemplarity provokes thought in unexpected directions. Criticism thus becomes an embodied practice that may disrupt inherited certainties and reopen the present to unrealized possibilities. Tracing this Emerson–Nietzsche connection, the talk illuminates Emerson’s formative role in Nietzsche’s philology and offers a new account of transatlantic intellectual history. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
China Now Music Festival: Chasing Dreams at Bard Chapel
Chinese and American Folk Songs
Friday, October 9, 2026 2 pm
Chapel of the Holy Innocents The Choir of the Music Education Institute, Central Conservatory of Music, China is joined by guest chorus, the Xinsheng Chinese Choir of New York, for an afternoon in which Chinese folk songs and North American ballads share a stage.
The festival is co-presented by the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music and the Central Conservatory of Music, China. Follow this link for more information about the event: https://www.barduschinamusic.org/events/2026/8/19/chinese-and-american-folk-songsSponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Puzzle Hunt Club- Open meeting: Database Thrillers
Friday, October 9, 2026 3:30–6:30 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 In this open meeting of the Bard Puzzle Hunt Club, we will explore a fun and unique subgenre of puzzle games - Database Thrillers! Often free and fairly short, these puzzle games involve unraveling a mystery by piecing together information from a simulated database. Come decompress with your choice of game! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center The Women's Volleyball team hosts its Dig Pink match against St. Lawrence. Come out to support the team as well as promote Breast Cancer Awareness!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Join pianist Gilles Vonsattel for an evening of Beethoven.
Program Details: BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 1 in F Minor for Piano, op. 2, No. 1 BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 21 in C Major for Piano, op. 53, "Waldstein" BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 29 in B-flat Major for Piano, op. 106, "Hammerklavier"
Swiss-born American pianist Gilles Vonsattel is the recipient of an Avery Fisher Career Grant and the Andrew Wolf Chamber Music Award, the winner of the Naumburg and Geneva competitions, and a laureate of the Cleveland, Dublin, and Honens competitions. He’s performed with the Munich Philharmonic, the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, and the Boston, Chicago, Detroit, Montreal, and San Francisco symphony orchestras, and he's appeared in recitals and chamber music concerts at Chamber Music Northwest; Music@Menlo; the Ravinia, Lucerne, Bravo! Vail Music, and Santa Fe Chamber Music festivals; Tokyo’s Musashino Hall; and London’s Wigmore Hall.
Vonsattel has premiered numerous works in the United States and Europe, and he’s worked closely with such notable composers as Jörg Widmann, Heinz Holliger, Anthony Cheung, and George Benjamin. Recent highlights include a performance of Carlos Chávez's Piano Concerto in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium with The Orchestra Now, a debut at Mainly Mozart in San Diego, a critically acclaimed recording of music by Richard Strauss and Kurt Leimer with The Bern Symphony Orchestra and Mario Venzago for the Schweizer Fonogramm label. In 2025, Vonsattel begins a three year complete Beethoven piano sonatas cycle for Camerata Pacifica, where he is principal pianist. He will perform the entire cycle over the 2026-7 season for both Music@Menlo and at the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
Gilles Vonsattel received his bachelor’s degree in political science and economics from Columbia University and his master’s degree from The Juilliard School. He's a professor of piano at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He makes his home in New York City and western MA.
Free and open to the public.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Saturday, October 10, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Calling all hobbyists! Bring your hobby to the Attention Sanctuary on the second floor of Stevenson Library, and work on it in a friendly, supportive atmosphere. All indoor hobbies are welcome! Snacks & pick-up hobbies provided. Happens on the first & third Saturdays of the month. For more information: Contact Hannah Cremo at [email protected]. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Applications are Open for the Eudaimonia Fellowship
Saturday, October 10, 2026
Online Event
The Eudaimonia Fellowship is a regional initiative established by students from Parami University, the American University of Central Asia (AUCA), and BRAC University following the Get Engaged Conference 2025. This fellowship is designed to foster a vibrant, student-led regional civic space that empowers emerging leaders from the Central, South, and Southeast sub-regions of Asia.
Through a structured three-month online program that consists of biweekly meetings and workshops, fellows will engage in meaningful cross-border dialogue, undergo leadership development, and participate in experiential learning to address pressing socio-political issues within their context. Fellows will work with peers from their institutions to create a regional civic project, which they will present at the end of the fellowship to a panel of faculty mentors and coordinators.
Eligibility:
Must be a student from American University of Central Asia, BRAC University, or Parami University
Have experience with civic engagement,
Have participated in at least one GHEA21 Online Course, preferably "Civic Engagement", and demonstrated active participation in other GHEA21 activities.
The fellowship will be moderated by Shanen Anne Gomes, BRAC University, Aizhana Imamalieva, AUCA, Myo Mying Maung Maung, Parami Univeristy, and Myo Mint Khant, Parami University.
Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer Complex The Women's Soccer team celebrates its seniors against Clarkson. Come out and support our seniors!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center The Women's Volleyball team hosts its Dig Pink match against Skidmore. Come out to support the team as well as promote Breast Cancer Awareness!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
The Orchestra Now Celebrates America's 250th Anniversary
Saturday, October 10, 2026 3–5 pm
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
In celebration of the 250th anniversary of America, the China Now Music Festival returns to the Sosnoff Theater to tell powerful stories about migration, artistic vision, resilience, and aspirations through music. The theme, “Chasing Dreams,” reminds us that the pursuit of dreams is a shared human experience that connects us all.
The program features Zhou Long’s Men of Iron and the Golden Spike, a powerful symphonic oratorio honoring the thousands of Chinese laborers who came to America in the 1860s to build the Transcontinental Railroad that connected our coasts and transformed our nation. This epic work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer includes a full orchestra, 120 choristers, and six soloists. Also featured is the U.S. premiere of Li Shaosheng’s five-movement symphonic suite Chasing the Sky, honoring humanity’s pursuit of space exploration.
The festival is presented by the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music in collaboration with the Central Conservatory of Music, China.
Chasing Dreams: The Orchestra Now Celebrates America's 250th Anniversary
Saturday, October 10, 2026 3–5 pm
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
The theme of this year’s China Now Music Festival, “Chasing Dreams,” celebrates America’s 250th anniversary. The program features Zhou Long’s Men of Iron and the Golden Spike, a powerful symphonic oratorio honoring the thousands of Chinese laborers who came to America in the 1860s to build the Transcontinental Railroad that connected our coasts and transformed our nation. This epic work by the Pulitzer Prize winning composer includes a full orchestra, 120 choristers, and six soloists. Also featured is the U.S. premiere of Li Shaosheng’s five-movement symphonic suite Chasing the Sky, honoring humanity’s pursuit of space exploration. The festival is presented by the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music in collaboration with the Central Conservatory of Music, China.
Learn more at https://www.barduschinamusic.org/chasing-dreamsSponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music; Chinese Studies Program; Fisher Center; Music Program.
For more information, call 732-535-0768, or e-mail [email protected].
China Now Music Festival: Chasing Dreams at Fisher Center
The Orchestra Now Celebrates America's 250th Anniversary - Bard College
Saturday, October 10, 2026 3–5 pm
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater The theme of this year’s China Now Music Festival, Chasing Dreams, celebrates America’s 250th anniversary. The program features Zhou Long’s Men of Iron and the Golden Spike, a powerful symphonic oratorio honoring the thousands of Chinese laborers who came to America in the 1860s to build the Transcontinental Railroad that connected our coasts and transformed our nation. This epic work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer includes a full orchestra, 120 choristers, and vocal soloists. Also featured is the U.S. premiere of Li Shaosheng’s five-movement symphonic suite Chasing the Sky, honoring humanity’s pursuit of space exploration. Conducted by Jindong Cai, The Orchestra Now is joined by the China Now Chorus and soloists including suona player Zhang Weiwei, soprano Lucy Fitz Gibbon, mezzo-soprano Ziqi Wang, tenor Li Yi, bass-baritone Yue Wu, bass Andrew Munn, and child soloist Wyatt Stephens.
The festival is co-presented by the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music and the Central Conservatory of Music, China. Follow this link for tickets to the concert: https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/china-now-music-festival-chasing-dreams/Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Sunday, October 11, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road (Across from the Massena Campus) Service at St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY. Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
China Now Music Festival: Chasing Dreams at Jazz at Lincoln Center
The Orchestra Now Celebrates America's 250th Anniversary - NYC
Sunday, October 11, 2026 3–5 pm
Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center The theme of this year’s China Now Music Festival, Chasing Dreams, celebrates America’s 250th anniversary. The program features Zhou Long’s Men of Iron and the Golden Spike, a powerful symphonic oratorio honoring the thousands of Chinese laborers who came to America in the 1860s to build the Transcontinental Railroad that connected our coasts and transformed our nation. This epic work by the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer includes a full orchestra, 120 choristers, and vocal soloists. Also featured is the U.S. premiere of Li Shaosheng’s five-movement symphonic suite Chasing the Sky, honoring humanity’s pursuit of space exploration. Conducted by Jindong Cai, The Orchestra Now is joined by the China Now Chorus and soloists including suona player Zhang Weiwei, soprano Lucy Fitz Gibbon, mezzo-soprano Ziqi Wang, tenor Li Yi, bass-baritone Yue Wu, bass Andrew Munn, and child soloist Wyatt Stephens.
The festival is co-presented by the US-China Music Institute of the Bard College Conservatory of Music and the Central Conservatory of Music, China. Follow this link for tickets to the closing night concert: https://ticketing.jazz.org/21583/21585
Use discount code FENGYA to receive 20% off tickets.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
Center for Spiritual Life Buddhist Meditation Room Mondays: 6-6:15 Dharma teachings, 6:15-6:45 Guided meditation, 6:45-7 pm Walking meditation & chanting Thursdays: Meditation in stillness Refreshments following both meditation sessions with sangha community time. Everybody welcome, at any time, for any length of time. Sign up for our sangha mailing list to be informed about special dharma events. For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 DUE TO A MEDICAL SITUATION, THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FALL SEMESTER. 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time, using your own body weight. Complete body workout. Great way to start your day! Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 12, 2026 1–2 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; German Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 12, 2026 2–3 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture, and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 118 The Student Labor Dialogue (SLD), founded in 2005, is Bard's only club devoted to issues of workers' rights and labor justice both on and off campus. We bring awareness and hopefully solutions to issues of labor justice and mistreatment while fostering an open dialogue between students and workers on campus. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace, allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 12, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Spanish Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling: Dr. Sarah Heslip at 413-884-2798 or Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 12–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Italian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 Classic style Level 1 Pilates Mat Class focusing on strength, balance, and control.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come see BRAVE for our weekly tabling! If you have any questions about our program drop by or if you just wanna talk Bard and see what BRAVE is about we’re here to answer any questions! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, October 13, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Middle Eastern Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling: Dr. Sarah Heslip at 413-884-2798 or Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 12–1 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace, allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Library Room 402 Do you work best in a group? Need someone to hold you accountable? Bring your homework and work alongside others in a quiet room. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Chinese Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Religious and political group where we explore Christianity through the Black Diaspora and learn about Black History! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Olin Language Center, Room 115 Narcotics Anonymous meeting: This meeting is intended for people who are looking for support, community, or to learn more about addiction. Open to everyone! Olin Language Center, Room 115, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Cornerstone Family Healthcare in Collaboration with Peer Health Education
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 10 am – 3 pm
Campus Center Know your status, stay safer, and keep others safer too! No insurance information is needed. To make a free appointment for HIV, Hepatitis C and STI testing, text the word TEST to 845-250-3092.Sponsored by: Health, Counseling, and Wellness.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Commons Apple cider donuts, video booth, and more! Come hear from the Hannah Arendt Center's student fellows about this year's Arendt Forum, taking place at Olin and other locations around campus, October 15-17. Tell us what you think about solidarity for our video series, and learn how you can get involved!Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
CDO Applying for the Bard in Berlin Study Abroad Program and interested in the BCB Internship Program? Stop by the Career Development Office to spruce up your resume!
Applicants for the BCB Internship Program are required to either meet with the CDO or attend a drop-in session. In order to apply for the BCB Internship Program, you must be applying for the Bard in Berlin Study Abroad Program.
Additional Drop-In Hours: September 24, 10 am – 12 pm September 29, 2 pm – 4 pm October 6, 10 am – 12 pmSponsored by: Bard Abroad; Career Development Office.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Humanities, Room 204 Please join us in a space to vent and discuss/naviagte mental health struggles/topics. This is POC derived/curated space, but all are welcome to join! Snacks, food, and drinks will be provided! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Thursday, October 15, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, October 15, 2026 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Kline, College Room
Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Russian/Eurasian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Gilson Place; Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat and eggs are available . . . Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.; Gilson Place, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
In the event of rain and extreme weather conditions, the market will be held at Bard's Campus Center 30 Ravine Rd.Sponsored by: Bard Farm.
For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Parking lot on Library Rd in front of Kappa House A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat, eggs, and honey are available and more. Find us on Library Road on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House, 12:00 pm–5:00 pm. For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, October 15, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard. Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; French Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join the CfIS team for weekly Thursday Office Hours! We are here as a resource for all students. Bring an idea, project, question, or just come to hang out and enjoy Parkhurst cookies, fruit, tea, and coffee! Sponsored by: Center for Indigenous Studies.
Center for Spiritual Life Buddhist Meditation Room Mondays: 6-6:15 Dharma teachings, 6:15-6:45 Guided meditation, 6:45-7 pm Walking meditation & chanting Thursdays: Meditation in stillness Refreshments following both meditation sessions with sangha community time. Everybody welcome, at any time, for any length of time. Sign up for our sangha mailing list to be informed about special dharma events. For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Humanities, Room 205 This club is for anyone who loves writing comedy in any forms such as sitcomes, plays, improv and more, enjoys coming up with jokes or hilarious scenerios, or even just loves to laugh! We will collaborte on comedic ideas, share any original comedic writing or attempt to create something to share a laugh with the Bard community such as a comedic newsletter or a stand up performance! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Join us for a bonfire with s'mores, music, & sometimes other treats. Learn about upcoming outdoor trips—hiking, camping, & backpacking. Bring your friends! Bring an instrument! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema See the Devil's Deed projected on the big sceen weekly at Orgone Accumultors Club Meetings For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Virtual Student Leadership Conference is Accepting Applications
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Online Event
The Virtual Student Leadership Conference is a two-day online international conference, held each October, that brings together students who want to become involved with community or socially-based engagement, to learn leadership or project management, and explore ways to get involved throughout the GHEA21 Network. It is an action-oriented, skill-based workshop series that includes student presentations and community networking. The conference provides a venue to build a network of young social entrepreneurs and change agents to encourage future collaborations and the exchange of ideas.
The conference will take place October 24 – 25, 2026, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT. Register by October 15 to secure your spot.
Register here For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Online Event Have an idea you have been thinking about? Care about an issue? Want to turn it into Action? The Action Lab Initiative brings together students across the GHEA21 Network to build and implement small civic or community projects with support from GHEA21 Global Engagement Fellows.
Action Lab participants will work in teams with Fellows and mentors to collaborate and develop a project plan. The Action Lab includes three virtual meetings between November and January where students will brainstorm and collaborate with each other to address an issue and develop a project plan. Action Lab participants will walk away with a civic engagement project plan and a network of connections to other students across the globe.
Deadline to apply: October 15, 2026 Starting date: November 15, 2026
Beyond the Campus: Why Effective Community Engagement Is Critical to Higher Education
Thursday, October 15, 2026 9–10 am
Online Event As universities face growing questions about their relevance and responsibility, this webinar will examine why substantial community engagement curricula is the key to strengthening student learning and integrating higher education meaningfully into students’ lives and future careers. Drawing on experiences from universities across four different regions, Rabih Shibli (American University of Beirut, Lebanon), Erin Cannan (Bard College, United States), Tania Lima (King’s College London, England), and Samia Huq (BRAC University, Bangladesh), will also explore what effective community engagement programs look like in practice; and how communities take part in shaping these programs. Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement.
Part of The 2026 Arendt Forum on Solidarity: What Are We Fighting For?
Thursday, October 15, 2026 11:30 am
Olin Hall Patrick Deneen has argued that liberalism’s deepest failure lies in its inability to sustain the forms of solidarity on which freedom and shared life depend. In Why Liberalism Failed and Regime Change, he contends that liberalism has failed “not because it fell short, but because it was true to itself”: its pursuit of individual autonomy has weakened the moral, cultural, and communal bonds that make genuine self-government possible.
Following his talk, Deneen will be in conversation with Chris Gibson, an author, academic, veteran, and former Congressman, and Zephyr Teachout, an author and Professor of Law at Fordham Law School where she focuses on the intersection of corporate power and political power.
Join us at Bard College this October 15-17 or via livestream at The Hannah Arendt Center's newly renamed and rebranded annual fall gathering, The Arendt Forum. Free to the Bard community and to HAC members.
REGISTER HERE Your registration really helps with our planning! Thank you!Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
Reem-Kayden Center The women in STEM club are collaborating with the Chem Club in RKC 103 for their first meeting.Join us for a study night where there will be food and snacks! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Part of The 2026 Arendt Forum on Solidarity: What Are We Fighting For?
Thursday, October 15, 2026 5:30 pm
Olin Hall Diego Sánchez spent his childhood as an undocumented migrant to the U.S. After receiving temporary legal status through the DACA program, he pushed tirelessly for American citizenship to be granted to "Dreamers" who were brought to the U.S. as children. He met with both Barack Obama and Donald Trump. Diego and his friends went to Congress seeking help.
Standing in his way was Jim Robb and his organization and their allies. Concerned that the Senate Gang of Eight bill would double legal immigration and harm American workers, they stirred the public to oppose the bill. The bill died.
A few years later, however, something unexpected happened. Braver Angels decided to stage a conference of immigration policy leaders in Washington. Diego and Jim were seated next to each other.
Instead of fighting, they quickly grew to like and respect each other and listen to each other's views. Their friendship blossomed. They became leaders of the Braver Angels Citizens Commission on Immigration, an initiative to seek agreement on immigration.
Come hear them speak together with David Lapp is a co-founder of Braver Angels, the nation's largest grassroots organization working to bridge the partisan divide, at the Hannah Arendt Center's renamed and reimagined annual fall gathering, The Arendt Forum.
REGISTER HERE Your registration really helps with our planning! Thank you!Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema An opera movie night for Divas at Bard, where we will watch a recording of an opera production or an opera-related film together. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Learn about Bard's teacher education program leading to a master's degree and NYS teacher certification in grades 7-12
Thursday, October 15, 2026 6 pm
Online Event Join Dr. Cecilia Maple '01, Director of MAT Admission and Student Affairs to learn about program options, application details and deadlines, scholarship aid, jobs, and more!
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 206, Computer Lab Learn how to get started and use Zotero, a powerful and free citation management tool that can help you keep track of your research and generate citations in virtually any style. This workshop will cover installation, set up, adding sources, and generating in-text citations and bibliographies. Please rsvp, and bring your laptop. Can't make it? Check out our Zotero how-to-guide or ask a librarian for help. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Reem-Kayden Center Room 102 Join us to work on homework, internship applications, SPROJ, and more! Body Doubling is a productivity strategy where you perform a task in the presence of another person to help with focus, motivation, and task initiation. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Come get all of you questions about absentee voting answered, enjoy snacks, and learn from the Election@ Bard team . For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Friday, October 16, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema If you're interested in shaping Fall Fest including food options, activities, and attractions, please come to these meeetings to have your input heard and to play an active roll in Fall Fest! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 402 Work on your Senior Project in a calm, quiet, and supportive space. By showing up for your project at the same time each week, you can turn 1.5 hours of focused work into a stable routine that yields real results over time. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Our weekly screening of weird, old, bad movies! Check our instagram @bardcultclassics to find out what the film is! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Friday, October 16, 9am-4pm. Weis Cinema.
Join perennial experts for a day-long conference that features presentations about deer-resistant design, super tough native plants, design process and challenges, cut-flower perennials, gardens as social infrastructure, and the design of herbaceous plantings. Drop by anytime. Check out the conference schedule HERE. Sponsored by: Bard Arboretum.
For more information, call 845-758-7179, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Library Get familiar with the mechanics of a floor loom and contribute to a woven piece! No experience necessary. Stevenson Library Attention Sanctuary (2nd floor) Instructor: Riley Farberman RSVPs: [email protected]Sponsored by: Experimental Humanities Program; Libraries at Bard College.
Brody Lab - Hegeman 107 The Vera C. Rubin Observatory will imminently transform time-domain astrophysics by enabling precision, long-baseline optical variability measurements for billions of sources. Time-domain variability provides a uniquely powerful window into the otherwise invisible components of the Universe, from the physics of accreting black holes to the nature of dark energy driving cosmic acceleration. In this talk, I will present several projects that leverage optical variability to address fundamental open questions in astrophysics and cosmology. First, I will show how variability-selected active galactic nuclei (AGN) in low-mass galaxies can be used to identify the elusive intermediate-mass black holes (IMBHs) and discriminate between competing models of supermassive black hole formation and growth. I will then discuss how stochastic variability encodes key aspects of accretion physics, offering new empirical constraints on black hole mass, accretion state, and disk structure. Finally, I will demonstrate how AGN variability can be standardized to construct independent distance indicators, enabling new probes of dark energy and the expansion history of the Universe. Sponsored by: Physics Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
New Annandale House Interested in streaming, content creation, or just want to expand your digital art toolkit? On Friday 10/16, learn the basics of OBS Studio with Rebecca Borrer at New Annandale House! See flyer for more details. RSVPs: QR link on flyer Questions: email [email protected], CC [email protected] For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Special Artistic Opportunity at the Forum with Yazmany Arboleda
Part of The 2026 Arendt Forum on Solidarity: What Are We Fighting For?
Friday, October 16, 2026 2:30 pm
Olin Auditorium Solidarity is often approached as an idea—something we define politically, debate philosophically, and interpret historically. But what would it mean to practice solidarity together?
Artist Yazmany Arboleda will transform The Arendt Forum into a participatory artwork, inviting each attendee to bring one small object that tells a story about the people they come from. The object may be inherited, found, handmade, or symbolic, and may represent family, ancestors, mentors, neighbors, or a community that has shaped their life.
Together, these objects will form a temporary, evolving installation: a Living Altar for Solidarity. It will not be an altar of agreement or ideology, but one of memory, inheritance, relationship, responsibility, and hope. It asks a simple question: Who are we carrying with us?
Before we hold political beliefs, we inherit stories. Before we belong to institutions, we belong to one another. By beginning with experiences of care, loss, migration, conflict, celebration, resilience, and love, the Living Altar invites participants to move from abstract solidarity toward solidarity as an embodied and shared practice.
REGISTER HERE Your registration really helps with our planning! Thank you!Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
Reem-Kayden Center Room 102 Come collaborate on robotics and electronics projects! No previous experience needed! We'll be using 3D printers, learning how to use breadboards, raspberry pi, and Arduino, and many other cool things! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Campus Center North The Ellison Center is hosting a Block Party on Friday, October 16th, from 6:00 PM-10:00 PM. Join us in the Quad behind Campus Center North for food, live music, and great time! For more information, call 516-761-2150, or e-mail [email protected].
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Saturday, October 17, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Calling all hobbyists! Bring your hobby to the Attention Sanctuary on the second floor of Stevenson Library, and work on it in a friendly, supportive atmosphere. All indoor hobbies are welcome! Snacks & pick-up hobbies provided. Happens on the first & third Saturdays of the month. For more information: Contact Hannah Cremo at [email protected]. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Envisioning Solidarity Together: an intimate debrief and networking opportunity
Part of The 2026 Arendt Forum on Solidarity: What Are We Fighting For?
Saturday, October 17, 2026 9–11 am
Kline Commons Lawn PLEASE NOTE: THIS SESSION HAS MOVED TO THE TENT IN RUGBY FIELD
A special new feature of The Arendt Forum will be a Saturday morning debrief with Zephyr Teachout, Hélène Landemore, Yazmany Arboleda, David Lapp of Braver Angels, and Philip Lindsay, Director of the Arendt Center’s Democracy Innovation Hub. This new, third day will give participants time and space to connect with other participants and interact on a more personal level with several of the speakers from the conference. The goal of the Arendt Center’s Democracy Innovation Hub is to catalyze citizens’ assemblies and other innovative approaches to democratic reform.
Please RSVP separately for this session: REGISTER HERE Your registration really helps with our planning! Thank you!Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer Complex The Men's Soccer team faces Skidmore for its Kick it Pink game. Come out and support the team as well as promote Breast Cancer Awareness!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room Come dance with us! Student musicians and calling by Will Mentor. No experience required, all are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Helena Baillie, violin, Anita Balázs, cello, and Tianxing (Tessa) Ni, piano
Saturday, October 17, 2026 4 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Lili Boulanger’s D’un matin de printemps for piano trio opens the program, a sparkling and vividly colored work that captures the freshness and energy of a spring morning. Fauré’s deeply poignant Élégie follows, offering an intimate meditation for cello and piano. We’ll conclude with Mendelssohn's Piano Trio in D Minor, op. 49.
Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Bard Conservatory YouTube Channel here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
TŌN welcomes guest conductor Kellen Gray, artistic director of the Lafayette Symphony Orchestra in Indiana, and violinist Melissa White, a first-prize laureate in the Sphinx Competition and a founding member of the Grammy-winning Harlem Quartet, for a concert highlighting the music of four celebrated American composers. Aaron Copland’s rhythmically intricate 1933 “Short Symphony” will be performed alongside two works by Black composers of the same generation. The soulful Violin Concerto No. 1 by Florence Price dates to 1939, but was never performed in the composer’s lifetime, having only been found in 2009 and premiered in 2018. William Grant Still’s optimistic Fourth Symphony, “Autochthonous”, imagines America as a place of ingenuity and inclusivity. Also on the program is the meditative recent work Hymn for Everyone by Jessie Montgomery, Performance Today’s 2025 Classical Woman of the Year.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Sunday, October 18, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
CCS Bard Galleries Betty Parsons: An Expanded World is the first major retrospective to examine the intertwined legacies of Betty Parsons (1900 - 1982) as both pioneering abstract artist and trailblazing gallerist who shaped the trajectory of 20th century American art.
Best known for ushering in the American avant-garde by establishing the careers of Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko, and Jackson Pollock, among others, Parsons also maintained a dedicated artistic practice throughout her life. This exhibition centers her output as a painter and sculptor, while exploring the radical history of the Betty Parsons Gallery and its support of underrecognized, experimental artists. Organized by Kelly Taxter (CCS ‘03) with artist Amy Sillman, Betty Parsons: An Expanded World features approximately 80 works spanning painting, sculpture, and works on paper, tracing Parsons’ voluminous output as she evolved from a young academic painter to a mature abstractionist over a six-decade career. A revelatory and newly commissioned, multi-channel film by G. Anthony Svatek and Kaija Siirala will bring to life the largely unknown history of the Betty Parsons Gallery. More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road (Across from the Massena Campus) Service at St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY. Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Campus Center North Quad Our club will be hosting a public event where anyone is able to come by to play badminton! We have all the equipment to set up and play on Campus Center North Quad. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Come to a screening of the documentary "Meet Me in the Bathroom," presented by WXBC! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Center for Spiritual Life Buddhist Meditation Room Mondays: 6-6:15 Dharma teachings, 6:15-6:45 Guided meditation, 6:45-7 pm Walking meditation & chanting Thursdays: Meditation in stillness Refreshments following both meditation sessions with sangha community time. Everybody welcome, at any time, for any length of time. Sign up for our sangha mailing list to be informed about special dharma events. For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 DUE TO A MEDICAL SITUATION, THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FALL SEMESTER. 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time, using your own body weight. Complete body workout. Great way to start your day! Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 19, 2026 1–2 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; German Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 19, 2026 2–3 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture, and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 118 The Student Labor Dialogue (SLD), founded in 2005, is Bard's only club devoted to issues of workers' rights and labor justice both on and off campus. We bring awareness and hopefully solutions to issues of labor justice and mistreatment while fostering an open dialogue between students and workers on campus. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace, allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 19, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Spanish Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion; Director, Institute of Advanced Theology
Monday, October 19, 2026 12:30–2 pm
Bard Hall This series will examine three famous holy sites in Jerusalem: the Haram al-Sharif, the Western Wall, and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Their founding narratives will reveal how holiness has been attributed to the city, and why characteristic religious practices are focalized there. On this basis, we will investigate the roots of conflicts, past and present, that have threatened Jerusalem’s survival.
Lecture series will be held on the following Mondays at 12:30pm in Bard Hall Sept. 7th, Sept. 21st, Oct. 5th, Oct. 19th, and Nov. 2ndSponsored by: Institute of Advanced Theology.
For more information, call 845-758-7667, or e-mail [email protected].
The Time of Anger: Lament as Manifesto in Aimé Césaire's "For an Assassinated Striker"
Prof. Alys Moody
Monday, October 19, 2026 1:30–2:30 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 203 In rural Martinique in 1948, three striking workers were ambushed and killed by gendarmes when they came to collect their wages. In response to these events, Martinican poet and politician, Aimé Césaire, published a short pamphlet entitled "For an Assassinated Striker," containing two original poems. This paper offers a reading of this pamphlet, considering how the poetry it contains moves from elegy or lament to manifesto, mobilizing the deaths of these men as part of a vision of decolonization that is linked to labour struggles and the intimate relationship between work and the land for agricultural workers.Sponsored by: Literature Salon.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
New Yorkers for Clean Power: New Yorkers for Clean Power Information
Monday, October 19, 2026 5–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby New Yorkers for Clean Power Information Tabling Session For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Inaugural event for The Uses of History initiative.
Monday, October 19, 2026 5–7 pm
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library In this presentation, visual artist Julia Weist will discuss her research-based practice and how it dovetails with her teaching in Bard's undergraduate Studio Art program. Weist has used archival material to illuminate the complexities of governance, institutional power, surveillance and censorship. Her works, which often take the form of richly-layered photographic collages, are frequently collected or presented by the same civic and cultural archives that serve as Weist's subjects. This collapse of the boundary between research and production is a hallmark of Weist's work as well as of the courses she teaches, such as Archives as Material. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
"The Devil and the Dictionary": A Lecture by Divya Victor
The 2026 Leslie Scalapino Lecture in Innovative Poetics and Human Rights
Monday, October 19, 2026 6–8 pm
Campus Center North, Robert Kelly Multipurpose Room "The Devil and the Dictionary" is a lecture that offers a history of reading and a diasporic story of how a vocabulary travels through the bellies of empire(s). It is about fear, disgust, and curiosity. And blackberries. The lecture centers on the reading and writing practices of Malcolm X and Sylvia Plath, who Victor reads from various vantage points—as a child growing up in postcolonial India, as a new immigrant in the US in the aftermath of 9/11, and in the present, where she lives few miles from Malcolm X's childhood home in Michigan. Grounded in her research and memoiristic explorations from her upcoming book Kin: Essays on Reckless Devotion, "The Devil and the Dictionary" is concerned with whiteness as a product of the American canon, and aims to imagine the complicated inheritances of immigrant poets of color in the United States.
Divya Victor is a Tamil-American poet, essayist, and educator. She is the author of Curb, which won the PEN Open Book Award and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. She is the recipient of a Creative Capital Award for Kin, her forthcoming collection of essays from Graywolf. She is also the author of Kith, Natural Subjects, Things to Do with your Mouth, and other books. She is a Professor of English and Creative Writing at Michigan State University, where she is the director of the creative writing program. She has been a citizen of India, Singapore, and the United States, and is at home in all these countries.Sponsored by: Human Rights Program; Written Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-7383, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge Test your knowledge, have fun, and win prizes at Hispanic Heritage Month Jeopardy! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
MES Fall Film Series Screening: Phantom Beirut (1998) dir. Ghassan Salhab, 117 mins.
Monday, October 19, 2026 6 pm
Preston Theater
Set at the tail-end of the seemingly eternal "civil" war in Lebanon, Phantom Beirut centers on the return of Khalil, who 10 years prior had forged his own death during fighting and slipped out of the city. An ode to the city and a rumination on memory, pain, and resistance at once, Phantom Beirut offers a personal and emotive perspective on the lives of those who endured the decade and a half of strife.
Screening will be followed by a discussion
Sponsored by: Middle Eastern Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling: Dr. Sarah Heslip at 413-884-2798 or Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 12–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Italian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 Classic style Level 1 Pilates Mat Class focusing on strength, balance, and control.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come see BRAVE for our weekly tabling! If you have any questions about our program drop by or if you just wanna talk Bard and see what BRAVE is about we’re here to answer any questions! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Middle Eastern Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Stop by to make a pin with our button-making machine and get information about what Disability Access Services does at Bard-- how to register a disability, what services we provide for students, and what resources are open to students. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Studio Art Visiting Artist Series David L Johnson
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Please join us for our second Visiting Artist Lecturer for the Fall 2026 Semester.
"David L. Johnson’s work focuses on the ongoing effects of privatization, real estate development, and policing on public life in cities. Working across photography, video, found and stolen objects, and sound, Johnson uses direct forms of intervention to engage the politics, histories, and forms of use that define contemporary urban space. Through subtractive gestures, including the removal of hostile architecture, property markers, and surveillance devices, his work traces the material and legal conditions of these sites, producing moments of slippage between public and private property. Johnson (b. 1993, New York, NY) received a BFA from The Cooper Union in 2015 and an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania in 2020. He is an alumnus of the Whitney Independent Study Program and a part-time faculty member in the Fine Arts MFA program at Parsons School of Design. His work has been exhibited at the 2026 Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus; Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg; Palais de Tokyo, Paris; Chicago Architecture Biennial, Chicago; and MoMA PS1, New York." (from Artadia, NYC)
The Elusive Consensus: US National Security Strategy After the War on Terrorism
Presented by the Alexander Hamilton Society
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 6 pm
Reem-Kayden Center Room 102 Join us for a conversation with Dr. Christopher Bright, a diplomatic historian and adjunct professorial lecturer at George Washington University. Dr.Bright will discuss the written National Security Strategy documents promulgated by the Trump 45, Biden, and Trump 47 administrations. Using his background in congressional oversight and Armed Services committees of the Federal government, he will assess similarities and differences and make some suggestions about what this bodes for US grand strategy in the coming years.
Co-sponsored by the Hannah Arendt Center.Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
North Campus Center, Robert Kelly Reading Room On Tuesday, October 20th, at 6pm in the Robert Kelly Reading Room, poets Carla Harryman and Divya Victor will read from their work. This reading is free and open to the public.
Carla Harryman is a poet, experimental prose writer, essayist, performance writer and collaborator in multi-disciplinary performance. In addition to Various Devices (Polyphem, 2024), her most recent books are Cloud Cantata (Pamenar 2022) and A Voice to Perform: One Opera/Two Plays ( SplitLevel Texts, 2020). She has served on the MFA summer faculty of the Milton Avery School of the Arts at Bard College and on the faculty in the Department of English, Wayne State University. In 2019, she received the Ronald C. Collins Distinguished Faculty in Creative Activity Award from Eastern Michigan University.
Divya Victor is a Tamil-American poet, essayist, and educator. She is the author of Curb, which won the PEN Open Book Award and the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. She is the recipient of a Creative Capital Award for Kin, her forthcoming collection of essays from Graywolf. She is also the author of Kith, Natural Subjects, Things to Do with your Mouth, and other books. She is a Professor of English and Creative Writing at Michigan State University, where she is the Director of the Creative Writing Program. She has been a citizen of India, Singapore, and the United States, and is at home in all these countries.
This reading will take place one day after Divya Victor's Leslie Scalapino Lecture. This lecture will take place on October 19, at 6pm in the Robert Kelly Reading Room, for any who are interested.Sponsored by: Written Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling: Dr. Sarah Heslip at 413-884-2798 or Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 12–1 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace, allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Library Room 402 Do you work best in a group? Need someone to hold you accountable? Bring your homework and work alongside others in a quiet room. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Chinese Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Religious and political group where we explore Christianity through the Black Diaspora and learn about Black History! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Olin Language Center, Room 115 Narcotics Anonymous meeting: This meeting is intended for people who are looking for support, community, or to learn more about addiction. Open to everyone! Olin Language Center, Room 115, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event The Hannah Arendt Center Dialogue Project offers themed dialogue groups that are based on readings that address a theme in Arendt’s work. The readings and videos offer insights into the ways we can understand and access hope to transcend the daunting challenges of the current global political climate. We address Arendt's concerns that hope is a barrier to action and her admonition to confront reality as a way of being in the world, alongside Byung-Chul Han's perspective on hope. In "The Spirit of Hope," Han says "Hope is a searching movement, an attempt to find a firm footing and a sense of direction…by going beyond the events of the past beyond what already exists, it enters into the unknown, goes down paths of what-is-not- yet."
Sign up by contacting Susan Oberman: [email protected] or 434-806-4116.Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
The Welfare Assembly Line: Public Servants in the Suffering City
Josh Seim, Associate Professor of Sociology, Boston College
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 5:15–6:15 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 102 Despite claims that we live in a “post-welfare society,” welfare offices remain vital not only for those who depend on them for benefits but also those who depend on them for a paycheck. This theory-driven case study of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services examines how welfare work has transformed to allow a department of just 14,000 to serve over a third of the county. Drawing on ethnographic observations, archival research, in-depth interviews, and a range of supplemental materials, I argue that frontline workers at this agency, who are mostly Black and Brown women, have become increasingly proletarianized. Their work is defined less by their discretion and more by a lack of control over the productive process. This is enabled by a “welfare assembly line,” where high divisions of labor and heavy uses of machinery resemble production regimes in factories and fast-food restaurants. Beyond welfare offices, this study contributes to larger conversations about work, social policy, and poverty governance. Sponsored by: American and Indigenous Studies Program; Anthropology Program; Bard Prison Initiative; Human Rights Program; Politics Program; Sociology Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Humanities, Room 204 Professor Viktoria Paranyuk of Pace University will present her recent book Cinema of Sincerity: Soviet Films and Culture During the Thaw. Come to learn about this aesthetically beautiful and boldly experimental period of Soviet filmmaking! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center The Women's Volleyball team hosts Union for Pride Night! Come out and support women's volleyball!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Thursday, October 22, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, October 22, 2026 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Kline, College Room
Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Russian/Eurasian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Gilson Place; Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat and eggs are available . . . Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.; Gilson Place, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
In the event of rain and extreme weather conditions, the market will be held at Bard's Campus Center 30 Ravine Rd.Sponsored by: Bard Farm.
For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Parking lot on Library Rd in front of Kappa House A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat, eggs, and honey are available and more. Find us on Library Road on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House, 12:00 pm–5:00 pm. For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, October 22, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard. Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; French Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join the CfIS team for weekly Thursday Office Hours! We are here as a resource for all students. Bring an idea, project, question, or just come to hang out and enjoy Parkhurst cookies, fruit, tea, and coffee! Sponsored by: Center for Indigenous Studies.
Center for Spiritual Life Buddhist Meditation Room Mondays: 6-6:15 Dharma teachings, 6:15-6:45 Guided meditation, 6:45-7 pm Walking meditation & chanting Thursdays: Meditation in stillness Refreshments following both meditation sessions with sangha community time. Everybody welcome, at any time, for any length of time. Sign up for our sangha mailing list to be informed about special dharma events. For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Humanities, Room 205 This club is for anyone who loves writing comedy in any forms such as sitcomes, plays, improv and more, enjoys coming up with jokes or hilarious scenerios, or even just loves to laugh! We will collaborte on comedic ideas, share any original comedic writing or attempt to create something to share a laugh with the Bard community such as a comedic newsletter or a stand up performance! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Join us for a bonfire with s'mores, music, & sometimes other treats. Learn about upcoming outdoor trips—hiking, camping, & backpacking. Bring your friends! Bring an instrument! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema See the Devil's Deed projected on the big sceen weekly at Orgone Accumultors Club Meetings For more information, call 845-758-6822.
When Do We Sync and Why? Behavioral Variability in Interpersonal Physiological Synchrony
Katherine Thorson, Barnard College, Columbia University
Thursday, October 22, 2026 4 pm
Preston Theater Physiological synchrony—the correspondence between people’s physiological responses during social interaction—has been observed across a wide range of relationships and contexts. Yet synchrony is highly variable, raising an important question: When do people become physiologically synchronized, and why? In this talk, I present research examining how the dynamic behaviors that unfold during social interactions may help explain this variability. Across studies of romantic couples navigating an important personal goal and women in STEM working together on a challenging task, I consider how physiological synchrony depends on the social context, the roles people occupy within an interaction, and the motivational relevance of their partners’ behavior. Together, this work highlights the importance of looking closely at what people are doing during social interactions to understand when and why their physiological responses become linked.Sponsored by: Psychology Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Éric Tymoigne - Associate Professor of Economics at Lewis & Clark College
Thursday, October 22, 2026 4:30–5:30 pm
Online Event Click here to register for the Livestream.
Private debt and equity markets have been a funding source for nascent and credit constrained businesses for several decades. Following the 2008 financial crisis, an economic environment characterized by low interest rates, cautious banks, and tighter financial regulations—together with money managers on the hunt for higher yielding assets—provided a fertile ground for the rapid growth of the private debt market. The defaults of two major borrowers in 2025, the growing concerns about the sustainability of AI businesses, and the ongoing wave of redemption requests, have all led to worries that private markets may be a source of financial instability. The current dominant view has brushed these worries aside by arguing that the private debt market is small, that private debt deals have a lot of equity buffer (leverage is low), that covenants attached to private debt allow for the quick correction of problems in a way that promotes the long-term success of businesses, and that low default rates reflect the inherent soundness of private markets. In his Levy Speaker Series talk, Éric Tymoigne aims to challenge such a narrative. Private markets are major contributors to the growth and spread of financial fragility. The financial practices that preceded the Great Recession are once again becoming more common: loose underwriting and credit rating; the growing use of interest refinancing; the growing use of opaque asset-pricing methods; the rise of financial engineering that hides leverage, embeds leverage, and generates ephemeral liquidity; and a policy environment that promotes deregulation, desupervision, and deenforcement. Together with the growing interdependence between private debt markets, private equity markets, banks, and money managers, these dangerous financial practices generate a financial environment in which fraud can grow quickly and financial instability can materialize.
The Levy fall speaker series aims to explore the forces shaping our economic lives—from capitalism to financial stability to the policies that hold (or fail to hold) our economy together. Each session features a guest economist, policymaker, author, or researcher whose work sheds light on issues such as financial fragility, structural forces impacting economic resilience, and the public policies foundational to economic democracy. Drawing on the Institute’s long tradition of heterodox and policy-relevant research, the series offers a forum for lively discussion and debate about how our economic system can be made more stable, equitable, and aligned with the public good in democratic societies. Talks are free and open to all Bard College students, faculty, and staff, with time reserved for audience questions.Sponsored by: Levy Economics Institute.
Following the horrific events recently brought to light at both Louisiana State University and Cornell University, students are taking an active stance against sexual assault culture on college campuses across the nation. Please join BRAVE at a vigil in support of Jane Doe, where student speakers will outline the impact of sexual assault culture within ourcommunity. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Friday, October 23, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 402 Work on your Senior Project in a calm, quiet, and supportive space. By showing up for your project at the same time each week, you can turn 1.5 hours of focused work into a stable routine that yields real results over time. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Our weekly screening of weird, old, bad movies! Check our instagram @bardcultclassics to find out what the film is! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Reem-Kayden Center Room 102 Come collaborate on robotics and electronics projects! No previous experience needed! We'll be using 3D printers, learning how to use breadboards, raspberry pi, and Arduino, and many other cool things! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Friday, October 23, 2026 – Sunday, October 25, 2026
Bard College Campus Mark your calendars: Bard Alumni/ae Weekend will be held from Friday, October 23 – Sunday, October 25, 2026 More information coming soon.Sponsored by: Office of Alumni/ae Affairs; Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs.
For more information, call 845-758-7089, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard Health Services in partnership with Village Apothecary
Friday, October 23, 2026 9 am – 2 pm
Campus Center North, Robert Kelly Multipurpose Room
Bard Health Services will be hosting another COVID-19 and flu vaccine clinic with Village Apothecary on Friday 10/23 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Robert Kelly Reading Room,North Campus Center.
YES!Appointments are required and space is limited! These vaccine clinics have been very popular and there is limited supply, which means appointments fill up quickly.
Please only schedule an appointment if you are sure you can make it at that time. We do not have an easy way of canceling appointments and if you do not show up, that is a time someone else could have received a vaccine instead. If you need to come earlier or later than your scheduled appointment, no need to email! We will make sure you are seen.
What do I need to bring with me?
Please make sure to bring your insurance card (or an electronic copy of it) with you. The Village Apothecary team will not be able to give you any shots without your insurance information.
How do I know which vaccine to get and/or if I'm eligible?
While the COVID-19 vaccine is no longer required at Bard College, we strongly recommend receiving yearly updated vaccines as they have been shown to be safe and well-tolerated, and provide much stronger protection against current subvariants of COVID-19.
We also strongly recommend everyoneget an updated flu vaccine every year. Major national and international public health and health organizations across the US agree.
What if I recently had COVID-19?
If you currently have or recently had COVID-19, the recommendation is to wait at least until you recover from the acute infection; you may also choose to delay up to 3 months from the onset of symptoms or your positive test.
What if I am sick on the day of my appointment?
As long as you do not have a fever, you can still get your vaccine! Just mask up to make sure you're not passing anything along to the rest of the community.
Will there be any cost?
If you are a faculty, staff or student and have health insurance through Bard or have NY Medicaid, there will be no cost. If you have a different insurance, please confirm with your insurance provider whether COVID-19 and flu vaccines are covered.
What if all of the appointments are taken?
We have limited vaccine supply and staffing at this clinic, so vaccines are by appointment only; however, if you are unable to schedule an appointment, you may stop by to see if we have any available slots.
There are also other nearby pharmacies where you can make appointments for the COVID-19 and flu vaccines and your insurance will be accepted.
What if I scheduled an appointment but can't make it?
If you have scheduled an appointment and need to cancel, or if you have any questions not answered above, please email [email protected].
What if my question isn't answered here?
If you have any questions about these vaccines or the vaccine event itself, please call Village Apothecary at 845-679-0790 or via email at [email protected] and ask for the onsite vaccine team.
Sponsored by: Health, Counseling, and Wellness.
For more information, call 845-758-7433, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard College Campus Writer as Reader workshops model writing practices that inspire students to read more carefully, grasp meaning in complex texts, and build understanding through collaboration. Using diverse writing-to-read strategies, workshop participants explore novels, poetry, nonfiction, historical documents, plays, music, and fairy tales. Each workshop will highlight strategies that foster close reading and help readers develop an appreciation for the connections between different but related texts. Writer as Reader workshops emphasize the pedagogical value of teaching texts that are unfamiliar or challenging to students, prompting them to read with attentiveness and an open mind. Sponsored by: Institute for Writing and Thinking.
Jason Rosencrantz '94, Lecturer of Philosophy, California State University, Long Beach
Friday, October 23, 2026 12 pm
Hegeman 204A Locke is explicitly agnostic about whether human minds are material or immaterial and claims there is no contradiction in supposing that God might have given a system of matter fitly disposed some degree of thought. Despite this agnosticism, many scholars have argued that Locke is implicitly inclined toward either materialism or immaterialism. Interpreting Locke as a consistent nominalist about substance kinds, I contend that his substance nominalism runs deeper than his apparent metaphysical inclinations and that his ontological and idea-theoretical commitments motivate a principled neutrality regarding the substantial basis of things we categorize as “thinking” or “material.” According to Locke, the sortal terms “mind” and “matter,” which figure prominently in competing propositions that human minds are material or immaterial, stand for complex ideas of substance kinds. But such ideas, on Locke’s analysis, are strictly limited: they are always to some degree obscure, always inadequate to the task of perfectly representing their archetypes, and always false when supposed to conform to the real essences of substances. I evaluate four competing arguments for Locke’s supposed metaphysical inclinations in light of these representational limits and argue that each is premised on a conflation between real and nominal essences. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
George Washington's Prayer Book: "Not The Thing He Supposed It"
Friday, October 23, 2026 1–5 pm
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Please join us for a one-day symposium that examines the material culture and historic significance of a manuscript prayer book that has been attributed to George Washington.
The original manuscript, Daily Sacrifice, will be on view during the symposium as part of the George Washington's Daily Sacrifice exhibition curated by Helene Tieger '85, Head of Archives & Special Collections at Bard Stevenson Library.
Guest Speakers: Dr. Erin Eisenbarth, Professor of History, Mercy University Dr. Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Bard College; Director of the Institute of Advanced Theology Caroline Sharp, Special Collections Curator, George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon
Schedule of events: 1:00: Welcome and introductions 1:45 - 4:00: Presentations by guest speakers 4:00 - 5:00: Reception For more information, call 845-758-7281, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event We're reading The Human Condition, one of Hannah Arendt's most influential works. First published in 1958, the book asks timeless questions about what it means to live, work, and act together in the modern world. Arendt explores how advances in technology and human knowledge can expand our power while also making it harder to understand—or control—the consequences of our actions. Those questions remain just as urgent today.
Free for HAC members and the Bard community, the Virtual Reading Group is a weekly masterclass with Arendt Center Founder Roger Berkowitz, who personally leads the sessions and engages with participants on Hannah Arendt's work.
Bard Farm; Bard Farm Come celebrate the end of our growing season. Live music, activities, small bites, drinks, beer and cider 21+, animals, bring a shirt and have it screen printed, press some cider, sample some local heritage apple varieties, enjoy food from the Misto Food truck, Sofia's tasty baked goods and more. Thank you to all of our wonderful co-sponsors for making this event happen. CFIS, BOS, TLS, BardEATS, Barddining, Bard Bees, WXBC, Bard Children's Center and Nursury School.Sponsored by: Bard Farm.
For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Pianist Marcus Roberts returns with drummer Jason Marsalis and bassist Rodney Jordan for an intimate jazz trio performance, bringing their signature blend of spontaneity and swing to the piano salon.
FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Barringer House Join the international student community for tea, conversation, and Halloween crafts!Sponsored by: Institute for International Liberal Education.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Uncover the eerie ghosts haunting the library and campus—and hear the chilling local legends and lore that bring their stories to life! Meet at the Lych Gate at the Bard Cemetery. Sponsored by Bard Houses and Stevenson Library. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Gym Join in on the festivities at the joint collaboration event between Athletics and Student Activities as we showcase our fall sport student-athletes! There will be free snacks, fun, crowd interactive games and contests, not to mention dance performances by some of your favorite student clubs! Bring your Bard Raptor spirit as we cheer and show our support.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics; Student Activities.
R.U.R. or “Rossum’s Universal Robots” was written in 1920 by Czech writer Karel Čapek. He is credited with introducing the word “robot” to the world. A foundational science fiction text, the play imagines a future where robots have a place in every facet of human life—domestic, labor, agriculture, transportation, war, and more. Eventually, the robots take over and destroy every human on Earth.
R.U.R. mirrors the current rise of AI in contemporary society, serving as an analysis and a warning. While working on this play, we will have the opportunity to analyze the similarities and differences of the advent of a potentially dangerous technology in 1920s Europe versus today.
The Bard College Theater & Performance Program presents
Rossum’s Universal Robots by Playwright Karel Capek Translation by Claudia Novack Directed by Dara Malina
Set Design by Aoshuang Zhang Costume Design by Karen Boyer Lighting Design by Daisy Long Sound Design by Evdoxia Ragkou
Manor Count Orlok has been bouncing on it (crazy style) since Christmas of 2024. It's abut time he takes a night off- and he'd like to invite you, his council! Come to his manor for some cunning crafts, earthly delights (brought to you by Bath and Body Works), and a live screening of his feature film debut! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Saturday, October 24, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Calling all hobbyists! Bring your hobby to the Attention Sanctuary on the second floor of Stevenson Library, and work on it in a friendly, supportive atmosphere. All indoor hobbies are welcome! Snacks & pick-up hobbies provided. Happens on the first & third Saturdays of the month. For more information: Contact Hannah Cremo at [email protected]. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Friday, October 23, 2026 – Sunday, October 25, 2026
Bard College Campus Mark your calendars: Bard Alumni/ae Weekend will be held from Friday, October 23 – Sunday, October 25, 2026 More information coming soon.Sponsored by: Office of Alumni/ae Affairs; Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs.
For more information, call 845-758-7089, or e-mail [email protected].
Virtual Student Leadership Conference is Accepting Applications
Saturday, October 24, 2026 – Sunday, October 25, 2026 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Online Event Deadline: Thursday, October 15, 2026
Online Event
The Virtual Student Leadership Conference is a two-day online international conference, held each October, that brings together students who want to become involved with community or socially-based engagement, to learn leadership or project management, and explore ways to get involved throughout the GHEA21 Network. It is an action-oriented, skill-based workshop series that includes student presentations and community networking. The conference provides a venue to build a network of young social entrepreneurs and change agents to encourage future collaborations and the exchange of ideas.
The conference will take place October 24 – 25, 2026, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT. Register by October 15 to secure your spot.Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement.
Olin Humanities Auditorium Join Bard's acting President, Jonathan Becker; Bard parent and former CNN anchor Kitty Pilgrim and Election@Bard's team leader Sophie Novick-Prucher '29 for a timely conversation focused on challenges to voting rights, access, and participation, especially as it relates to students and the future of American democracy.Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
R.U.R. or “Rossum’s Universal Robots” was written in 1920 by Czech writer Karel Čapek. He is credited with introducing the word “robot” to the world. A foundational science fiction text, the play imagines a future where robots have a place in every facet of human life—domestic, labor, agriculture, transportation, war, and more. Eventually, the robots take over and destroy every human on Earth.
R.U.R. mirrors the current rise of AI in contemporary society, serving as an analysis and a warning. While working on this play, we will have the opportunity to analyze the similarities and differences of the advent of a potentially dangerous technology in 1920s Europe versus today.
The Bard College Theater & Performance Program presents
Rossum’s Universal Robots by Playwright Karel Capek Translation by Claudia Novack Directed by Dara Malina
Set Design by Aoshuang Zhang Costume Design by Karen Boyer Lighting Design by Daisy Long Sound Design by Evdoxia Ragkou
Saturday, October 24, 2026 – Sunday, October 25, 2026 4–5 pm
Fisher Studio Art Building The Studio Arts Department is excited to announce the 11th annual Fund for Visual Learning Art Opening and Auction, Friday, October 24 from 4-7 pm in the Fisher Studio Arts Gallery at Bard College. Please join us for light refreshments and to celebrate the eleventh year of this incredibly important auction. Works will be available for purchase online and on site at the opening.
The Fund for Visual Learning was started in 2014 to lower the financial barriers to students in need, by underwriting the cost of materials for their Studio Arts classes and projects. To date the Fund for Visual Learning has supported well over 800 students in their classes, and in their Senior Project exhibitions. For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fvl2026.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room We love holding karaoke nights for our members each semester, and the theme is to prep everyone for our Rocky Horror Picture Show on Halloweekend! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Conducted by Zachary Schwartzman With Marcus Roberts Trio
Saturday, October 24, 2026 7–9 pm
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
This concert program spans nearly a century of orchestral music, from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 to Edward Elgar’s Symphony No. 1. Between them, pianist Marcus Roberts and his trio join the orchestra for James P. Johnson’s Yamekraw, a tribute to the Harlem stride master that brings jazz and the symphony orchestra together in a distinctive collaboration.
R.U.R. or “Rossum’s Universal Robots” was written in 1920 by Czech writer Karel Čapek. He is credited with introducing the word “robot” to the world. A foundational science fiction text, the play imagines a future where robots have a place in every facet of human life—domestic, labor, agriculture, transportation, war, and more. Eventually, the robots take over and destroy every human on Earth.
R.U.R. mirrors the current rise of AI in contemporary society, serving as an analysis and a warning. While working on this play, we will have the opportunity to analyze the similarities and differences of the advent of a potentially dangerous technology in 1920s Europe versus today.
The Bard College Theater & Performance Program presents
Rossum’s Universal Robots by Playwright Karel Capek Translation by Claudia Novack Directed by Dara Malina
Set Design by Aoshuang Zhang Costume Design by Karen Boyer Lighting Design by Daisy Long Sound Design by Evdoxia Ragkou
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Sunday, October 25, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road (Across from the Massena Campus) Service at St. John the Evangelist Church, 114 River Road, Barrytown, NY. Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist, at 1114 River Road in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome! Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world, and anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world!Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Friday, October 23, 2026 – Sunday, October 25, 2026
Bard College Campus Mark your calendars: Bard Alumni/ae Weekend will be held from Friday, October 23 – Sunday, October 25, 2026 More information coming soon.Sponsored by: Office of Alumni/ae Affairs; Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs.
For more information, call 845-758-7089, or e-mail [email protected].
Virtual Student Leadership Conference is Accepting Applications
Saturday, October 24, 2026 – Sunday, October 25, 2026 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
Online Event Deadline: Thursday, October 15, 2026
Online Event
The Virtual Student Leadership Conference is a two-day online international conference, held each October, that brings together students who want to become involved with community or socially-based engagement, to learn leadership or project management, and explore ways to get involved throughout the GHEA21 Network. It is an action-oriented, skill-based workshop series that includes student presentations and community networking. The conference provides a venue to build a network of young social entrepreneurs and change agents to encourage future collaborations and the exchange of ideas.
The conference will take place October 24 – 25, 2026, from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM EDT. Register by October 15 to secure your spot.Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement.
Saturday, October 24, 2026 – Sunday, October 25, 2026 4–5 pm
Fisher Studio Art Building The Studio Arts Department is excited to announce the 11th annual Fund for Visual Learning Art Opening and Auction, Friday, October 24 from 4-7 pm in the Fisher Studio Arts Gallery at Bard College. Please join us for light refreshments and to celebrate the eleventh year of this incredibly important auction. Works will be available for purchase online and on site at the opening.
The Fund for Visual Learning was started in 2014 to lower the financial barriers to students in need, by underwriting the cost of materials for their Studio Arts classes and projects. To date the Fund for Visual Learning has supported well over 800 students in their classes, and in their Senior Project exhibitions. For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fvl2026.
Conducted by Zachary Schwartzman With Marcus Roberts Trio
Sunday, October 25, 2026 2–4 pm
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
This concert program spans nearly a century of orchestral music, from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 to Edward Elgar’s Symphony No. 1. Between them, pianist Marcus Roberts and his trio join the orchestra for James P. Johnson’s Yamekraw, a tribute to the Harlem stride master that brings jazz and the symphony orchestra together in a distinctive collaboration.
R.U.R. or “Rossum’s Universal Robots” was written in 1920 by Czech writer Karel Čapek. He is credited with introducing the word “robot” to the world. A foundational science fiction text, the play imagines a future where robots have a place in every facet of human life—domestic, labor, agriculture, transportation, war, and more. Eventually, the robots take over and destroy every human on Earth.
R.U.R. mirrors the current rise of AI in contemporary society, serving as an analysis and a warning. While working on this play, we will have the opportunity to analyze the similarities and differences of the advent of a potentially dangerous technology in 1920s Europe versus today.
The Bard College Theater & Performance Program presents
Rossum’s Universal Robots by Playwright Karel Capek Translation by Claudia Novack Directed by Dara Malina
Set Design by Aoshuang Zhang Costume Design by Karen Boyer Lighting Design by Daisy Long Sound Design by Evdoxia Ragkou
Campus Center North, Classroom 2 Stop by Election @ Bard's Open Club Meeting to get involved and hear about latest election and voting updates! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Center for Spiritual Life Buddhist Meditation Room Mondays: 6-6:15 Dharma teachings, 6:15-6:45 Guided meditation, 6:45-7 pm Walking meditation & chanting Thursdays: Meditation in stillness Refreshments following both meditation sessions with sangha community time. Everybody welcome, at any time, for any length of time. Sign up for our sangha mailing list to be informed about special dharma events. For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 DUE TO A MEDICAL SITUATION, THIS CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR THE FALL SEMESTER. 30 minutes of high-intensity interval training designed to boost your fitness, rocket your energy levels, and give you big results in the shortest amount of time, using your own body weight. Complete body workout. Great way to start your day! Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 26, 2026 1–2 pm
Kline Commons Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; German Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 26, 2026 2–3 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture, and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 118 The Student Labor Dialogue (SLD), founded in 2005, is Bard's only club devoted to issues of workers' rights and labor justice both on and off campus. We bring awareness and hopefully solutions to issues of labor justice and mistreatment while fostering an open dialogue between students and workers on campus. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace, allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, October 26, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Spanish Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard, Classroom 102 For the third season of Forge Project Talks at CCS Bard, we have asked artists to present on an exhibition that has shaped their practices. In inviting this group of speakers—Sara Flores, Jeffrey Gibson, G. Peter Jemison, and Tanya Lukin Linklater—we are interested in exhibition histories from their perspectives: which ones have had a lasting resonance, which ones altered the course of their careers, which ones changed the cannon? In inviting these reflections, this series of talks generates a history of exhibitions from the perspective of those who are intimately a part of them. This event is part of ongoing programming co-presented by Forge Project and CCS Bard and is organized by Candice Hopkins (Carcross/Tagish First Nation), Executive Director & Chief Curator, Forge Project, and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies, CCS Bard.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling: Dr. Sarah Heslip at 413-884-2798 or Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 12–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Italian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 Classic style Level 1 Pilates Mat Class focusing on strength, balance, and control.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-7531, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Come see BRAVE for our weekly tabling! If you have any questions about our program drop by or if you just wanna talk Bard and see what BRAVE is about we’re here to answer any questions! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Robert Kelly Reading Room Bard Arts Community is a club that creates art events. Any student who wants to share their art (reagrdless of major) or organize events, please come. Our first meeting will deiciding who will be in which section of the commuity (studio arts, live music, club cooperations,etc.) For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 6–7 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Middle Eastern Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard MA in Teaching Online Joint Info Session with Sarah Lawrence College
Are you interested in becoming an early childhood or K-12 teacher in NY? Please join us for a joint info session with Bard College’s MAT program on Wednesday, October 27th at 12:45pm EST.
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 12:45 pm
Online Event
The SLC Art of Teaching program has partnered with Bard College to host a joint information session for both SLC and Bard students interested in pursuing a master’s degree in teaching at the early childhood, elementary or secondary level. Through Bard’s MAT degree, SLC graduates can pursue certification to teach grades 7-12 in the following areas: biology, history, literature, mathematics, or Spanish. Through the Art of Teaching program at Sarah Lawrence, students can pursue NYS certification to teach birth to grade 6 general ed and birth to grade 2 special ed. To learn more about Bard’s MAT program, or about SLC’s Art of Teaching program, please click here to register for this virtual session.
Fliers with more info about both programs are also included below. With questions about the Art of Teaching master’s degree program for early childhood, childhood and early childhood special education, email [email protected]. With questions about the Bard MAT program for middle and secondary education, email [email protected]. For more information, call 845-594-3193, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://www.bard.edu/mat/admission/.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Curious about your local environment happenings? Stay updated on important climate topics in the Hudson Valley through this educational event with New Yorkers for Clean Power and For the Many. All are welcome: take action with two proven local groups! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Eyal Weizman, Forensic Architecture, Goldsmiths College
Tuesday, October 27, 2026 5:30–7 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room Over decades of work linking architecture and human rights, Eyal Weizman has led countless investigations of the links between violence, conflict, and the environment, producing evidence of state crimes and human rights violations, including work since 2023 for the International Court of Justice genocide case against Israel. In his new book Ungrounding: The Architecture of Genocide, he maps Gaza’s terrain, from tunnels to militarized landscapes, documenting campaigns of displacement and destruction. Placing them in historical context from the Nakba to today, he argues that spatial and architectural analysis reveals patterns of control and that post–7 October actions escalated to what he defines as genocide (which Article II(3) of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide says can be committed by “deliberately inflicting on the group conditions of life calculated to bring about its physical destruction in whole or in part.”)
Co-sponsors: The Center for Curatorial Studies, Center for Experimental Humanities, and the Anthropology, Architecture, Data Analytics, Historical Studies, Middle Eastern Studies, and Politics Programs. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Center for Spiritual Life ( Lower level of Resnick Commons Village A ) Acupuncture treats: anxiety, depression, physical pain, acute and chronic conditions, and more. Schedule by texting/calling: Dr. Sarah Heslip at 413-884-2798 or Phillip Brown at 845-943-7644
Please inquire about Health Insurances accepted For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 12–1 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Athletic Center, Classroom 1 This class blends optimal alignment with the movement and grace of Vinyasa flow. Class includes seated, standing, and supine poses. The Vinyasa segment moves at a moderate pace, allowing alignment cues to be woven in. A slower flow is accessible for newer students and allows more experienced students to refine their poses.Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Stevenson Library Room 402 Do you work best in a group? Need someone to hold you accountable? Bring your homework and work alongside others in a quiet room. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Center for Civic Engagement Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, October 28, 2026 5:30–6:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Asian Studies Program; Chinese Studies Program; Division of Languages and Literature.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Religious and political group where we explore Christianity through the Black Diaspora and learn about Black History! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Olin Language Center, Room 115 Narcotics Anonymous meeting: This meeting is intended for people who are looking for support, community, or to learn more about addiction. Open to everyone! Olin Language Center, Room 115, 7:30 pm – 8:30 pm For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer Complex The Women's Soccer team takes on RPI in its Pride Night game! Come out and support women's soccer!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Take a brain break and come watch a movie with us!! Snacks and drinks will be provided! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bard NYC Jessica Stern is the Co-President of The Alliance for Diplomacy and Justice. She formerly served as the US. Special Envoy to Advance the Human Rights of LGBTQI+ Persons, where she directed US. foreign policy to combat violence and discrimination worldwide as the first human rights expert in the role. As Executive Director of Outright International for a decade, she transformed the organization into a global powerhouse for advocacy, research, and grant-making. In 2025, she and seven other Ambassadors, Special Representatives and Special Envoys co-founded the Alliance for Diplomacy and Justice to center human rights in US. foreign policy. In addition to the Alliance, she serves as an inaugural Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Carr-Ryan Center for Human Rights, shaping the future of inclusive rights through new fellowships on global LGBTQI+ equality and US. foreign policy.
The series is named in honor of James Clarke Chace (1931–2004), who was one of America’s leading foreign policy thinkers and historians. At the time of his death, Chace held the position of the Paul W. Williams Professor of Government and Public Law and Administration and was director of the BGIA Program at Bard College.Sponsored by: Bard NYC.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 206, Computer Lab Need to write a literature review for your Sproj, master’s thesis, or a course you're taking, but unsure what the heck one is? This workshop--which will give you hands-on practice constructing a review--is for you. You'll also learn why the literature review is a crucial element of research writing, how it differs from an annotated bibliography, and tips for writing a good one. Please join Jane Smith, associate director for library writing support, on Wednesday, October 28, from 7–8:15 pm in the Stevenson Library Classroom on the second floor (room 206). For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Thursday, October 29, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, October 29, 2026 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Kline, College Room
Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard.Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; Russian/Eurasian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Gilson Place; Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat and eggs are available . . . Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.; Gilson Place, 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
In the event of rain and extreme weather conditions, the market will be held at Bard's Campus Center 30 Ravine Rd.Sponsored by: Bard Farm.
For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Parking lot on Library Rd in front of Kappa House A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat, eggs, and honey are available and more. Find us on Library Road on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House, 12:00 pm–5:00 pm. For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, October 29, 2026 12:30–1:30 pm
Kline, College Room Language tables are held at Kline and entail about an hour of casual discussion during meal times, where students interested in a language get to know each other and practice colloquial conversations. They are held by the tutor of the language, and although sometimes professors join the table, it is a very low-stakes and fun setting to immerse yourself in a language, its culture and the foreign language community at Bard. Sponsored by: Division of Languages and Literature; French Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 Come join the CfIS team for weekly Thursday Office Hours! We are here as a resource for all students. Bring an idea, project, question, or just come to hang out and enjoy Parkhurst cookies, fruit, tea, and coffee! Sponsored by: Center for Indigenous Studies.
Center for Spiritual Life Buddhist Meditation Room Mondays: 6-6:15 Dharma teachings, 6:15-6:45 Guided meditation, 6:45-7 pm Walking meditation & chanting Thursdays: Meditation in stillness Refreshments following both meditation sessions with sangha community time. Everybody welcome, at any time, for any length of time. Sign up for our sangha mailing list to be informed about special dharma events. For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Humanities, Room 205 This club is for anyone who loves writing comedy in any forms such as sitcomes, plays, improv and more, enjoys coming up with jokes or hilarious scenerios, or even just loves to laugh! We will collaborte on comedic ideas, share any original comedic writing or attempt to create something to share a laugh with the Bard community such as a comedic newsletter or a stand up performance! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Join us for a bonfire with s'mores, music, & sometimes other treats. Learn about upcoming outdoor trips—hiking, camping, & backpacking. Bring your friends! Bring an instrument! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema See the Devil's Deed projected on the big sceen weekly at Orgone Accumultors Club Meetings For more information, call 845-758-6822.
War and the Destruction of Historical Records in the Sudans
John Ryle, Legrand Ramsey Professor of Anthropology; Cofounder, Rift Valley Institute
Thursday, October 29, 2026 12 pm
Campus Center North 101 In Sudan and South Sudan, irreplaceable antiquities and archives are being lost to civil war and state collapse. Khartoum’s National Museum — home to artifacts spanning five millennia — has been comprehensively looted and the Ethnographic Museum largely destroyed by fire, In South Sudan’s capital Juba, the National Archive, rescued from termites in the aftermath of the 1983–2005 civil war, faces renewed threat from a dysfunctional government, insurgency beyond the capital, and the near-total withdrawal of foreign aid. I’ll describe the conservation and digitization work I’ve been involved in with the South Sudan Ministry of Culture and the Rift Valley Institute, and reflect on the role of history and memory in the making — and remaking — of national identity in these countries. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Tenant and Electoral Organizing in Providence, Rhode Island
Thursday, October 29, 2026 5–6:30 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema A talk by Daniel Denvir, Co-chair of Reclaim Rhode Island and host of The Dig podcast, about the recent sweep of progressive candidates in the Providence, Rhode Island primary elections, and the years of tenant and electoral organizing that produced this historic outcome.Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement.
For more information, call 617-872-2704, or e-mail [email protected].
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium Join us for a thought-provoking faculty presentation followed by a lively panel discussion and Q&A. Together, we'll explore not only what GenAI can do, but also what it means for creativity, knowledge, and education.
Cookies and refreshments will be provided.Sponsored by: AI Committee.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
A film of The Whistlebinkies performing this Cage work in Surround Sound plus a conversation with Mode Records producer Brian Brandt.
Thursday, October 29, 2026 6–7:30 pm
Preston Theater Join us for a film screening of the traditional Scottish music group, The Whistlebinkies, performing John Cage's Scottish Circus, followed by a conversation with Brian Brandt of Mode Records. He's not only the producer of the film, but Director of a recording label with a long association with Cage, as well a remarkable catalog of many other 20th century and living musical luminaries. We'll chat about how this film was made, working with Cage, and the current challenges to completing Mode Record's longterm project of recording all that Cage composed. Various Mode Records recordings will also be available for sale!
Scottish Circus isthe first collaboration between John Cage and the famous Scottish traditional music group, The Whistlebinkies. The origins of the work begin in Edinburgh in 1984. Cage was fascinated by their instrumentation of Lowland pipes, clarsach, fiddle, wooden flute, concertina, drum and voice. This led on to the commissioning of Scottish Circus for the ensemble in 1990, a way of performing traditional Scottish music as individuals of an ensemble together. We'll be showing a film made of a performance in 2007, the first to be recorded, showcasing Edinburgh’s historic Inverleith House as not only the recording venue, but with the acoustics of the house serving as a performer in its own right. For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://https://www.eventbrite.com/e/john-cages-scottish-circus-tickets-2001248969540?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Friday, October 30, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Kline Commons Need help registering to vote? Have any questions about upcoming elections or voting? Come to Election@Bard's office hours where one of our interns can help you with any of your election needs! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, Room 402 Work on your Senior Project in a calm, quiet, and supportive space. By showing up for your project at the same time each week, you can turn 1.5 hours of focused work into a stable routine that yields real results over time. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Our weekly screening of weird, old, bad movies! Check our instagram @bardcultclassics to find out what the film is! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Reem-Kayden Center Room 102 Come collaborate on robotics and electronics projects! No previous experience needed! We'll be using 3D printers, learning how to use breadboards, raspberry pi, and Arduino, and many other cool things! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Online Event We're reading The Human Condition, one of Hannah Arendt's most influential works. First published in 1958, the book asks timeless questions about what it means to live, work, and act together in the modern world. Arendt explores how advances in technology and human knowledge can expand our power while also making it harder to understand—or control—the consequences of our actions. Those questions remain just as urgent today.
Free for HAC members and the Bard community, the Virtual Reading Group is a weekly masterclass with Arendt Center Founder Roger Berkowitz, who personally leads the sessions and engages with participants on Hannah Arendt's work.
Brody Lab - Hegeman 107 Symmetry is one of the central organizing principles of theoretical physics. It gives rise to conservation laws, underpins the Standard Model, and characterizes phases of matter. In quantum systems, symmetry can do something even more surprising: it can place powerful constraints on patterns of quantum entanglement and on emergent low-energy phenomena. In this talk, we will explore this unexpected power of symmetry and its consequences for quantum matter and quantum field theory.Sponsored by: Physics Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Campus Center North, Robert Kelly Multipurpose Room Come to Bonnets and Durags where Brooke Jude will help us customize bonnets, durags and more! Braids @ Bard will also be present teaching hair braiding and we will be having a hair care raffle! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Root Cellar Come see Cherri and the Whipped Cream, an Afro-psychedelic rock band from Philly, and two other bands! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Uman: In Between presents a solo exhibition exploring over two decades of creative practice by the painter Uman, marking the pathbreaking artist’s most comprehensive survey to date. Featuring more than 100 works, the exhibition will trace the evolution of Uman’s prolific painting practice from the intimate portraits she made in the 2000s to the commanding images she creates today, including two new murals developed for the exhibition.
Uman: In Between is organized by CCS Bard’s Hessel Museum of Art and curated by Lauren Cornell. More exhibition info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Saturday, October 31, 2026 11 am – 5 pm
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz marks the first survey of acclaimed Navajo/Diné weaver and mathematics educator Marilou Schultz. On view through November 29, 2026, the exhibition positions Schultz as an innovator whose work across culture and industry has influenced the practices of art, Navajo weaving, and computer architecture over a 65-year career. Replica of a Chip traces the full arc of Schultz’s artistic practice, demonstrating how she has consistently pushed the boundaries of experimentation within Navajo weaving, first through teaching herself new weaving styles, dyes, and techniques and later, using it as a means to reflect on the digital technologies shaping contemporary culture and society—from early computer microprocessors to stock market tickers and other digital data.
The exhibition is curated by Candice Hopkins (citizen of Carcross/Tagish First Nation, CCS Bard ‘03), Executive Director and Chief Curator of Forge Project and Fellow in Indigenous Art History and Curatorial Studies at CCS Bard.
More info here.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Sawkill Coffee House Hosted in Sawkill Coffee House. We have plenty of sewing machines, fabric, yarn, and whatever else you need for your crafts. Come stop by! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Calling all hobbyists! Bring your hobby to the Attention Sanctuary on the second floor of Stevenson Library, and work on it in a friendly, supportive atmosphere. All indoor hobbies are welcome! Snacks & pick-up hobbies provided. Happens on the first & third Saturdays of the month. For more information: Contact Hannah Cremo at [email protected]. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Montgomery Place Estate The Cross Country team hosts the Liberty League Championships. Come out and support cross country!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer Complex The Women's Soccer team faces a conference foe, Ithaca. Come out and support women's soccer!Sponsored by: Bard Athletics.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bard College Conservatory of Music "Quietly dazzling performances light up Feldman's introspective minor masterpiece."
—Limelight Australia
For the Morton Feldman Centennial, the John Cage Trust and Bard Conservatory present a special concert by Darragh Morgan (violin) and Mary Dullea (piano) performing Feldman's For John Cage.
Morton Feldman (1926–1987) would be 100 this year. A great friend of John Cage's, the John Cage Trust, Bard Conservatory, and Culture Ireland present a rare opportunity to hear Feldman's rarely performed, exquisite work for violin and piano, For John Cage (1982).
Violinist Darragh Morgan, has been performing Morton Feldman's For John Cage internationally for over 20 years and his celebrated album release on Diatribe Records in 2020 with pianist John Tilbury, renowned as a peerless interpreter of Feldman's piano music. For this special John Cage Trust performance at Bard College's László Z. Bitó ’60 Conservatory Building, Performance Space, Darragh is joined by his long-term pianist partner, Mary Dullea, also of "the virtuosic Fidelio Trio" (Sunday Times).
This late afternoon concert offers an hour and twenty minutes of sheer bliss.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lawn Come to our Halloween Themed Fashion Show! All students are invited to model, try out clothes, style, do make-up, etc. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
“Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” in Concert
Saturday, October 31, 2026 7–9:30 pm
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater
John Williams’ Grammy Award-winning score performed live to the film.
Celebrating its 45th anniversary, originally released in 1981 as a collaboration between George Lucas and Steven Spielberg, Raiders redefined the possibilities of adventure cinema and launched actor Harrison Ford to legendary status. Indiana Jones is the classic hero in this adventure set in the 1930s which follows the quick-witted and determined archaeologist as he hunts for the Lost Ark of the Covenant. Often facing insurmountable odds, Indy always manages to succeed in the nick of time, joined by endearing companions and opposed by notorious villains.
With an impressive team of supporting actors including Karen Allen, John-Rhys Davies, Denholm Elliott, and Paul Freeman, combined with innovative special effects techniques by Industrial Light & Magic, Raiders has captured the spirits of movie-goers for generations and continues to inspire adventures yet to come.
Manor Come in your best halloween costume to win best dressed prizes and hear beats from DJs Sukii and Petal!! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
We are thrilled you will be joining us at Red Hook Golf Club, for our forth annual Golf Tournament in support of Bard Athletics! Play begins October 9th at 9 am and will be a shotgun start with a scramble format. Lunch is at 2 pm. Registration includes:
18 Holes of Golf with Cart
Refreshments on the Course
Lunch at The Grove
Raffles & Silent Auction
Cart Gift
Foursome registration is $900, or single golfers can register for $250 and we'll look to pair you up with other singles.Alternatively, skip the golf and join us for lunch, awards, and raffles/silent auction for $150. All proceeds will go to Bard Athletics, helping fund team travel opportunities and other enhancements to the student-athlete experience.
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