Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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.
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].
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.
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.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Sunday, November 1, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents The Catholic Mass is celebrated every Sunday at 11:30 in the Chapel of the Holy Innocents. All are welcome to join us as we listen to Scripture and the beautiful sacred music of the Bard’s Student Sunday Choir.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 845-978-6122, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Shuttle Stop Hop on our Early Voter Van to the Rhinebeck Polling Location. Vans leave every 30 minutes. There will be food, fun and other treats! Vans leave from the Kline South Shuttle Stop.Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Guest Artist Recital: Gábor Farkas, piano, with Luosha Fang, violin and viola
Sunday, November 1, 2026 1:00 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Pianist Gábor Farkas is joined by Bard Conservatory faculty member Luosha Fang on violin and viola for a performance featuring works by Schumann, Liszt, and Schubert.
Gábor Farkas is a pianist whose artistry is built not simply on virtuosity, but on the ability to create a recognisable personal voice at the instrument. A Liszt Ferenc Prize-winning artist, he is particularly associated with the Romantic repertoire, while his playing is distinguished by a rich, singing bel canto tone, refined agogics, a broad palette of colour and formidable technical command. Tamás Vásáry famously called him “the poet of the piano” – a phrase that captures both the lyrical quality of his sound and the individuality of his musical thinking.
Farkas graduated from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest in 2005, studying with Sándor Falvai and Attila Némethy. He later completed his DLA at the Academy, with Zoltán Kocsis and Tamás Vásáry as his musical mentors. His international career was shaped by a series of major competition successes, including first prize at the 6th International Liszt Piano Competition in Weimar in 2009, where he also received the Audience Prize and an award for the best performance of a Haydn sonata. He had previously won the Hungarian National Radio Piano Competition and the Bartók Béla Piano Competition in Baden bei Wien. In 2015 he won the New York Concert Artists & Associates competition, leading to his Carnegie Hall debut in 2016.
Since then, he has appeared at major venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Merkin Hall in New York, Teatro la Fenice in Venice, BOZAR in Brussels, Konzerthaus Berlin, Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid, NCPA Concert Hall in Beijing, Seoul Art Center, Oriental Art Center in Shanghai and Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. His collaborators have included conductors such as Charles Dutoit, Ádám Fischer, Olli Mustonen, Zoltán Kocsis, Tamás Vásáry, Gilbert Varga and Henrik Nánási. He is a regular guest at leading festivals across Europe, Asia and the United States.
His discography includes releases with Warner Classics, Hungaroton, Toccata Classics, Brilliant Classics and Steinway & Sons Records. His debut recording, An Evening with Liszt, was released in 2008 and received the Franz Liszt International Society’s Grand Prix as the best Liszt recording of 2009. His Chopin Ballades and Impromptus recording was warmly received by the international specialist press, earning five-star reviews from Fanfare Magazine and Piano News. In 2023 he released Chopin’s Piano Concertos in E minor and F minor with the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Tamás Vásáry. He is currently recording Mozart’s complete piano sonatas for Hungaroton.
Teaching, artistic leadership and the development of musical communities are equally central to Farkas’s work. He has served as President of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest since May 15, 2025, with his term running until May 15, 2030. Between 2020 and 2025 he headed the Academy’s Keyboard Department and its Keyboard and Accordion subprogramme within the Doctoral School. Since 2024 he has been Professor of Piano at the International Piano Academy Lake Como. In 2017 he was appointed Professor at the Tokyo College of Music, becoming the institution’s first European and youngest professor at the time.
Farkas regularly gives masterclasses at leading institutions in the United States, China, Japan, South Korea and Europe, and is a returning jury member at major international piano competitions. His work also extends into artistic direction and institution building: since 2022 he has been the founder and Artistic Director of the Far Eastern Classical Music Festival in Budapest; since 2025 he has been a founding partner of the International Liszt Music Center in Wenzhou, China, as well as Artistic Director of its Liszt–Bartók Festival.
Across these different roles, his approach is consistent: musical tradition is not a fixed monument, but living material – something to be interpreted, questioned, shared and carried forward. His artistic and educational achievements have been recognised with the Franz Liszt Award, Junior Prima Prize, Gundel Art Prize and Japan’s Aoyama Music Award. He has been a Steinway Artist since 2017.
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].
“Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” in Concert
Sunday, November 1, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:30 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.
Saints, Seeds & Stones - Celebrating 160 years of Garden Remembrance and Legacy at Blithewood
Sunday, November 1, 2026 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Blithewood Lawn This special ceremony will revive Bard's annual tradition first begun by John & Margaret Bard, founders of St. Stephens (Bard College), where they would invite the Bard community to their home at Blithewood for food, song and festivities around the All Saint's Maple Tree. ___________________________________________
"The service on All Saints' day was always more elaborate than any other of the year, and Mr. Bard would invite some prominent clergyman to come here an preach, besides inviting a host of his personal friends here, for the service and preach, after which he would invite his friends, the members of the faculty and the students, to his house (at Blithewood), for a very sumptuous repast, where class distinction was forgotten amid all the merriment of the occasion, speeches ere made by Mr. Bard and his friends and probably the members of the Faculty discoursed upon the growth of the college and upon its future prospects. The students also, the inner man being satisfied, sang the popular songs of the day. We can almost hear some of our readers say "how I wish Mr. Bard were here now to take the use of the chapel on All Saints day!" Excerpt from article, "Some Notes on the Growth of S. Stephen's." by Charles Lawrence Wheeler, Class of 1898, The St. Stephen's College Messenger, Vol 3, No. 6, February 1897 ____________________________________________________________________
Presented by Bard Arboretum, Friends of Blithewood Garden & Bard ChaplaincySponsored by: Bard Arboretum; Chaplaincy; Landscape and Arboretum Program.
For more information, call 845-758-7179, or e-mail [email protected].
Faculty Spotlight: Raman Ramakrishnan, cello, and Terrence Wilson, piano
Sunday, November 1, 2026 4:00 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Bard Conservatory faculty members Raman Ramakrishnan, cello, and Terrence Wilson, piano, perform two major works for cello and piano: Shostakovich’s Cello Sonata in D Minor, op. 40, and Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata in G Minor, op. 19.
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].
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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.
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].
Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion; Director, Institute of Advanced Theology
Monday, November 2, 2026 12:30 pm – 2:00 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, November 2, 2026 1:00 pm – 2:00 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, November 2, 2026 2:00 pm – 3:00 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].
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Gábor Farkas is a pianist whose artistry is built not simply on virtuosity, but on the ability to create a recognisable personal voice at the instrument. A Liszt Ferenc Prize-winning artist, he is particularly associated with the Romantic repertoire, while his playing is distinguished by a rich, singing bel canto tone, refined agogics, a broad palette of colour and formidable technical command. Tamás Vásáry famously called him “the poet of the piano” – a phrase that captures both the lyrical quality of his sound and the individuality of his musical thinking.
Farkas graduated from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest in 2005, studying with Sándor Falvai and Attila Némethy. He later completed his DLA at the Academy, with Zoltán Kocsis and Tamás Vásáry as his musical mentors. His international career was shaped by a series of major competition successes, including first prize at the 6th International Liszt Piano Competition in Weimar in 2009, where he also received the Audience Prize and an award for the best performance of a Haydn sonata. He had previously won the Hungarian National Radio Piano Competition and the Bartók Béla Piano Competition in Baden bei Wien. In 2015 he won the New York Concert Artists & Associates competition, leading to his Carnegie Hall debut in 2016.
Since then, he has appeared at major venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Merkin Hall in New York, Teatro la Fenice in Venice, BOZAR in Brussels, Konzerthaus Berlin, Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid, NCPA Concert Hall in Beijing, Seoul Art Center, Oriental Art Center in Shanghai and Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. His collaborators have included conductors such as Charles Dutoit, Ádám Fischer, Olli Mustonen, Zoltán Kocsis, Tamás Vásáry, Gilbert Varga and Henrik Nánási. He is a regular guest at leading festivals across Europe, Asia and the United States.
His discography includes releases with Warner Classics, Hungaroton, Toccata Classics, Brilliant Classics and Steinway & Sons Records. His debut recording, An Evening with Liszt, was released in 2008 and received the Franz Liszt International Society’s Grand Prix as the best Liszt recording of 2009. His Chopin Ballades and Impromptus recording was warmly received by the international specialist press, earning five-star reviews from Fanfare Magazine and Piano News. In 2023 he released Chopin’s Piano Concertos in E minor and F minor with the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Tamás Vásáry. He is currently recording Mozart’s complete piano sonatas for Hungaroton.
Teaching, artistic leadership and the development of musical communities are equally central to Farkas’s work. He has served as President of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest since May 15, 2025, with his term running until May 15, 2030. Between 2020 and 2025 he headed the Academy’s Keyboard Department and its Keyboard and Accordion subprogramme within the Doctoral School. Since 2024 he has been Professor of Piano at the International Piano Academy Lake Como. In 2017 he was appointed Professor at the Tokyo College of Music, becoming the institution’s first European and youngest professor at the time.
Farkas regularly gives masterclasses at leading institutions in the United States, China, Japan, South Korea and Europe, and is a returning jury member at major international piano competitions. His work also extends into artistic direction and institution building: since 2022 he has been the founder and Artistic Director of the Far Eastern Classical Music Festival in Budapest; since 2025 he has been a founding partner of the International Liszt Music Center in Wenzhou, China, as well as Artistic Director of its Liszt–Bartók Festival.
Across these different roles, his approach is consistent: musical tradition is not a fixed monument, but living material – something to be interpreted, questioned, shared and carried forward. His artistic and educational achievements have been recognised with the Franz Liszt Award, Junior Prima Prize, Gundel Art Prize and Japan’s Aoyama Music Award. He has been a Steinway Artist since 2017.
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].
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, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Monday, November 2, 2026 5:00 pm
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater The lecture will be followed by a book signing. Books for sale courtesy of Oblong Books. This event is open to the Bard community only. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Join us as Robin Wall Kimmerer presents a talk based on her book: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants.
Attendance is mandatory for First-Year Seminar students. Each professor is given a section for their students to sit together in. Please see the attached list for your section.
Sponsored by: First-Year Seminar.
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].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Looking to learn how to braid? Come join us for our braiding workshops! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, November 2, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:00 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 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.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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.
All Red Hook registered voters and those registered on campus can cast their ballot at our on campus polling location located at the Bertelsmann Campus Center inthe MPR.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 6:00 am – 9:00 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement.
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].
Learn about Bard's Graduate Programs in Annandale, Vienna, and NYC!
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Director of Graduate Admissions Janet Stetson will be tabling in the campus center lobby to speak with interested students about all of our various graduate programs. For more information, call 845-758-7723, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 12:00 pm – 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].
President's Office, First Floor Ludlow Hall Open discussion of the struggle for student voting rights at Bard and across the country with Acting President Jonathan Becker. Pizza will be served.Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement.
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].
New Annandale House Bard students, did you know...
...you don't need to be a second-semester sophomore to moderate into Experimental Humanities?
...you don't have to moderate into EH at the same time as your primary academic program?
...you might have already met many of the requirements for moderation?
Many students do a lot of the work toward an EH concentration without realizing it. EH is hosting an Open House & Info Session on Tuesday 11/3 for current and prospective concentrators. Come find out more about our program and how it could work with your primary academic focus, hear from current students and program alums, and enjoy pizza from Salvatore's! Sponsored by: Experimental Humanities Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, 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, November 3, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:00 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].
Campus Center North Weekly planning meetings for TakeBackBard, combating gender-based misconduct and sexual violence on campus. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Join us as the results of thiis mid-term election roll in across the country. Pizza will be served.Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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, November 4, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema A union meeting for the local SEIU union serving Buildings and Grounds. We will be holding an officer election. 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].
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, November 4, 2026 12:00 pm – 1:00 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 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].
Olin Humanities, Room 102 A lecture on the theology, history and liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church by Fr. Eric Tosi Rector of St. Gregory the Theologian Orthodox Church and professor of pastoral theology at St. Vladimir's Orthodox SeminarySponsored by: Office of Student Affairs.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Campus Center North, Robert Kelly Multipurpose Room Dr. Menna Agha is an architecture activist and a researcher. She is an associate professor of design and spatial justice and the founding Director of the Architecture Action Lab. She is cross-appointed at Carleton University’s Institute for African Studies. Menna holds a PhD in Architecture from the University of Antwerp and a Master of Arts in Gender and Design from Köln International School of Design. In 2019/2020, she was the Spatial Justice Fellow and a visiting assistant professor at the University of Oregon. Menna is a third-generation displaced Nubian woman, a legacy that infuses her research interests in race, gender, space, and territory.Sponsored by: Architecture Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 5:30 pm – 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].
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].
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].
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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, November 5, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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 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, Gallery Wall 1 Civic Ambassadors Tabling! Feel free to ask us any questions about the CCE or how you would like to be involved on campus! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, November 5, 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].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, November 5, 2026 12:30 pm – 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.
Musical Expertise Effects on Attention and Memory: Evidence from Eye Movements
Heather Sheridanl, University at Albany
Thursday, November 5, 2026 4:00 pm
Preston Theater Experts in many fields of visual expertise have the remarkable ability to rapidly recognize visual patterns from their domain of expertise. Musical expertise provides an excellent test case for studying how multisensory knowledge representations contribute to the development of visual expertise. To explore how musical expertise impacts memory and attention, I will discuss a series of experiments in which the eye movements of expert and novice musicians were monitored during visual search and change detection tasks that involved domain-specific visual patterns (i.e., music scores). Taken together, these studies indicated that expert musicians are faster and more accurate at processing music stimuli, as shown by faster reaction times, faster times to the first fixation on a visual search target, and larger saccade amplitudes. Experts were also less impacted by increases in visual complexity and less impacted by the presence of auditory distraction (i.e. background music). I will discuss how these findings fit with theories of learning and expertise, including chunking and template theories, which assume that experts acquire a large vocabulary of visual patterns over the course of many hours of practice. I will also discuss ongoing and future work that integrates EEG and eye tracking methodology (i.e., Eye-EEG co-registration) to further understand the cognitive and neural mechanisms that support the development of expertise.Sponsored by: Psychology Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
American & Indigenous Studies Fall Senior Colloquium
Thursday, November 5, 2026 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 101 You and your Senior students are invited to the annual American & Indigenous Studies Fall Senior Colloquium on November 5th from 5-7pm. Seniors in AIS are required to informally present their senior projects at the colloquium. Seniors completing AIS-adjacent projects are also welcome to participate.
We ask seniors to briefly discuss their project (10 -15 minutes) and have questions ready to ask their peers, faculty, and staff in attendance.
The colloquium will take place in Olin 101, Poetry Reading Room and food and drinks will be provided. Please email [email protected] with any questions. We look forward to meeting with you all!Sponsored by: American and Indigenous Studies Program; Center for Indigenous Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Sebastian Spitz, legal academic and sociologist. (Simon’s Rock A.A. 2014; Bard College B.A. 2017)
Thursday, November 5, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Massena Campus - East Wing, Ba Win Hall
Simon's Rock and the Bard Sociology Department cordially invite you to join us for a talk, "Liberal Law-and-Order," by alum Sebastian Spitz in Ba Win Hall on Thursday, November 5 from 5 to 6 pm, followed by an informal reception.
Talk abstract: In this talk, I reconstruct the ideology of liberal law-and-order as it was articulated at its height in the Johnson administration, argue for its empirical viability, and apply it to prison reform. Johnson-era proponents recognized that crime was a grave social problem, disproportionately affecting African-Americans and the poor. The welfare state could be used to address crime's root cause, poverty, but was insufficient on its own; it needed to be supplemented by the penal state. Yet the existing criminal justice system was under-resourced, inefficient, inhumane, and in dire need of reform. I compare this liberal approach to three rival ideologies: abolitionism, conservative law-and-order, and libertarianism. I argue that contemporary social science supports its premises. Finally, I construct a liberal horizon for prison reform: incarceration should be safe, rehabilitative, and rare. I describe what liberal prison reform looks like, and the addressable political-economic barriers—fiscal constraints, a lack of supervisory state capacity, and the Principle of Less Eligibility—that obstruct its realization.
Author bio: Sebastian Spitz (Simon’s Rock A.A. 2014; Bard College B.A. 2017) is a legal academic and sociologist. He is pursuing a Ph.D. at Harvard University’s Sociology Department, and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. His research focuses on three questions: who commits crime, who gets punished, and how the criminal justice system can fairly and efficiently prevent crime. He uses quantitative methods to look at differential punishment and criminal offending across social categories such as gender, sexual orientation, and race. He has published in the Annual Review of Criminology and the Oxford Handbook of Comparative-Historical Sociology. Sebastian recently completed a clerkship for Judge Lawrence Kahn of the Northern District of New York, and will begin a clerkship for Judge Pierre Leval of the Second Circuit later this year.
Sponsored by: Sociology Program.
For more information, call 203-715-5019, or e-mail [email protected].
Preston Theater The Student Labor Dialogue and YDSA are hosting a screening of "Harlan County, USA," the 1976 award-winning documentary by Barbara Kopple depicting the fight of rural coalminers and their families agaisnt the power company threatening their rights. Come join us! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Campus Center North, Classroom 2 Work with Peer Mentors to make plans for your next four years at Bard! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
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.
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.
"Joshua Tree Trails" for electric guitar, percussion, and field recordings
Thursday, November 5, 2026 7:00 pm
New Annandale House
Kevin Good is a composer and percussionist based in Los Angeles. Kevin’s music explores silence, extended durations, the use of notebooks and personal experiences. His works have been featured at The Dog Star Orchestra Festival, Tapetail Live, and Music For Your Inbox. As percussionist he has performed at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention with DesoDuo, Monday Evening Concerts, PARTCH Ensemble and the Dogstar Festival and Orchestra.
He is a member of DesoDuo, a percussion duo with Katie Good dedicated to performing new and experimental works. Kevin received his Bachelor’s in Percussion Performance and Musical Composition where he studied with David Macbride, Ken Steen, Robert Carl, and Ben Toth. Kevin also holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Performer-Composer at California Institute of the Arts where he studied primarily with Michael Pisaro, Jonathan Hepfer and Laura Steenberge. His albums can be found on Edition Wandelweiser Records, Sawyer Spaces, Editions Glomar and self-released through the DesoDuo Bandcamp page. "Trails and Topographies" by DesoDuo will be released in early November 2026 on Harmonic Ooze Records. This is DesoDuo's first album of entirely original compositions written by combining score materials from both Katie and Kevin Good.
He currently teaches at Los Angeles Pierce College and Los Angeles Trade Tech College as well as Rio Hondo College.
This concert is free and open to all.Sponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
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.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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, November 6, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
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 In their influential study Metaphors We Live By, George Lakoff and Mark Johnson argue that “our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both think and act, is fundamentally metaphorical in nature.” Taking their premise as a starting point, this workshop models IWT practices to examine the metaphors that shape our thinking about writing. Should writing flow smoothly? What obstacles create writer’s block? Is there a recipe for good writing? Together, we will playfully and thoughtfully explore these formative metaphors, imagine new ones, and consider what they mean for teaching and learning to write. For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://iwt.bard.edu/online/.
Hegel at Bard: Repetition, Contigency, and Alienation
Philosophy Salon ++
Friday, November 6, 2026 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 115 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Roundtable “Hegelianism Today”. 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM: Coffee break. 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM: Bara Kolenc (University of Ljubljana): The Wrong Infinity: Hegel’s Coil Against the Cloud. 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM: Gregor Moder (University of Ljubljana): Antigone as World Historical Individual 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM: PM Coffee break 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM: Jure Simoniti (University of Ljubljana), The Infinite Lack of the Real. Žižek's Four Temporalities 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM: Archie Magno (Bard College): The Question of Form in Dialectics: between Žižek and Hegel.
[i]This event is organized within the framework of the research projects “Universality and Contingency” (J6-70235) and “The Paradox of Repetition: Towards a New Ontology” (J6-70238), as well as the research program “Philosophical Investigations” (P6-0252), funded by ARIS, the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Molecular Architecture: Shaping Tiny Scaffolds to Neutralize Toxic Threats
Tanay Kesharwani, Chemistry Program
Friday, November 6, 2026 12:00 pm
Brody Lab - Hegeman 107 Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are microscopic, tunable molecular sponges that chemists can custom-build to store or transform specific chemicals or gases. MOFs are incredibly useful for trapping greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, catalyzing reactions, and storing clean hydrogen fuel. In MOFs, metals act as connectors, and long, organic molecules act as wooden sticks; together, they form a Tinkertoy for chemists. By snapping them together, scientists create minute, cage-like structures that are almost entirely made of empty space. These materials are so unbelievably porous that a single gram of MOFs can have enough internal surface area to cover more than a football field. To honor their foundational discovery and creation of these highly versatile materials, the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was jointly awarded to Dr. Omar M. Yaghi, Dr. Susumu Kitagawa, and Dr. Richard Robson. This talk will cover their application as powerful catalysts to chemically break down and degrade deadly chemical warfare agents like mustard gas and safely neutralize these toxic threats.Sponsored by: Physics Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
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.
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].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room Come join for the celebratin, there will be music, food, fun, and dancing! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby We're raising money for the young women we service in Kingston! Stop by the Campus Center lobby for a sweet treat! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
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.
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Works by Akari Komura, Brian Ferneyhough, and Timothy McCormack.
Michael Jones (he/they) is a percussionist and musicologist based in upstate New York. He has been described by Fanfare Magazine as a “phenomenal player” whose “restraint… carries the music through with otherworldly sounds.” His work focuses on championing new pieces of the 21st century as well as works from the 20th century avant-garde. He is particularly interested in touch, resonance, and the enchanted currents of sounding objects. He has performed at the LA Philharmonic’s Noon-to-Midnight Festival, The Ojai Music Festival, The Other Minds Festival, Monday Evening Concerts, The Dog Star Orchestra Festival, and the Hartford New Music Festival. He’s appeared in the past as a member of the William Winant Percussion Group and red fish blue fish. He regularly performs as member and co-founder of the flute/percussion duo Offscreen, with Alexander Ishov, and the piano/percussion project Duo Refracta, with Shaoai Ashley Zhang. His work can be read in Resonance: The Journal of Sound and Culture and Twentieth-Century Music. He currently serves on the faculty of Bard College and SUNY New Paltz.
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].
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.
Consulate General of Ireland, NY Please join us for our 'Citizens’ Assemblies: A Scéal of Irish Success ' First Friday Breakfast
How can ordinary citizens help shape public policy? Ireland’s experience with Citizens’ Assemblies has attracted international attention as a powerful model for informed, inclusive decision-making. Join us in conversation with Philip Lindsay, Director of the Democracy Innovation Hub at Bard College’s Hannah Arendt Center, as we explore the power of citizens assemblies in Ireland, the United States and around the world.
Bio: Philip Lindsay is the Director of the Democracy Innovation Hub at the Hannah Arendt Center. Over the past four years, he has hosted several national gatherings and trainings for elected officials and public servants to learn how to run citizens’ assemblies. These trainings, at Bard and in New York City, led to the first major use of sortition in NYC, and catalyzed a major citywide assembly in Ft. Collins, Colorado. He also organizes trainings with educators on how to bring deliberative democracy into the classroom, and hosts the Democracy Innovation Academy monthly online webinar series, which is free and open to the public.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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.
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.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Saturday, November 7, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
Stevenson Athletic Center The Men's Basketball team competes against Sarah Lawrence. Come out and support Men's Basketball! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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.
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].
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.
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.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Sunday, November 8, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents The Catholic Mass is celebrated every Sunday at 11:30 in the Chapel of the Holy Innocents. All are welcome to join us as we listen to Scripture and the beautiful sacred music of the Bard’s Student Sunday Choir.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 845-978-6122, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 WXBC meeting open to all who are interested in getting involved in the club! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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.
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, November 9, 2026 1:00 pm – 2:00 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, November 9, 2026 2:00 pm – 3:00 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].
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, 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].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Looking to learn how to braid? Come join us for our braiding workshops! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, November 9, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:00 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 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.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library We're kicking off First-Gen Week with an open mic night at Stevenson Library! Come share your experience as a first-gen college student with a poem, story, or song. You can sign up in advance, or at the event. All are welcome! Brought to you by the SCALE project, the Dean of Inclusive Excellence, and Stevenson Library. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Campus Center North, Robert Kelly Multipurpose Room On Monday, November 9th, at 5:30pm in the Robert Kelly Reading Room, writer Tara Westover will read from her work. This reading is free and open to the public.
Tara Westover is an American historian and memoirist. Her first book, Educated, was a finalist for a number of national awards, including the L.A. Times Book Prize, the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. The New York Times named Educated one of the 10 Best Books of 2018, and the American Booksellers Association voted Educated the Nonfiction Book of the Year. In 2019, Time Magazine named Westover one of the 100 Most Influential People. Westover holds a PhD in intellectual history from Trinity College, Cambridge, and in 2019 she was the Rosenthal Writer in Residence at Harvard University. In 2023, she was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Biden.
You can read more about Tara Westover's work here. Sponsored by: Written Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
CMIA - Special Silent Film Event with Live Musical Accompaniment
Monday, November 9, 2026 7:00 pm – 11:55 pm
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center
East and West (Ivan Abramson and Sidney M. Goldin, Austria, 1924, 85 minutes, Newly restored 4K Projection)* *With live presentation and discussion of an original score with piano, keyboard, and klezmer by Donald Sosin and Alicia Svigals and a discussion about film scoring
The Water Magician (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1933, 94 minutes, Digital Projection) * With recorded benshi narration
Please check https://www.bard.edu/cmia for the full schedule.Sponsored by: Center for Moving Image Arts.
A World We Share | Roger Berkowitz on Hannah Arendt and the Power of Friendship in a Broken World, with Erica Robles Anderson
Interintellect Super Salon
Monday, November 9, 2026 8:00 pm
Online Event Hannah Arendt was among the boldest and most original political philosophers of the twentieth century. She explored the conditions of being human, from reconciling the demands of society to the courage to step into political agency, even under conditions of totalitarianism.
Join us for a discussion with Roger Berkowitz about his new book, A World We Share, a bold rethinking of politics through Hannah Arendt’s life, thought, and friendships. Berkowitz argues that politics governed by an objective ideal of truth becomes cruel, coercive, and ultimately anti-political. Friendship—grounded in dialogue, respect, and plurality—offers a more humane political bond.
Arendt, a Jew in Nazi Germany, an exile in Paris and New York, and an uncompromising critic of postwar orthodoxies, survived and flourished through friendships that were intellectually intense, complicated, and morally demanding. Her circle of outsiders included Karl Jaspers, Hans Jonas, Mary McCarthy, Gershom Scholem, Heinrich Blücher, and Martin Heidegger. Together, we will reflect on the necessity of nurturing private and public friendships as the fragile but indispensable foundation of democratic life.
Roger Berkowitz is the founder and academic director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities, and professor of Politics, Philosophy, and Human Rights at Bard College. His books include The Gift of Science: Leibniz and the Modern Legal Tradition. He hosts the podcast Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz.
Erica Robles Anderson is a cultural historian and Associate Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University. Her work traces histories of American Collectivity from the postwar period to the present.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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, November 10, 2026 12:00 pm – 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, November 10, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:00 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].
Campus Center North Weekly planning meetings for TakeBackBard, combating gender-based misconduct and sexual violence on campus. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Looking at Geopolitics and Global Change from a Diplomat's Dinner Table
Presented by the Alexander Hamilton Society at Bard College
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 6:00 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 202 Join us for a conversation with Diplomate and Ambassador Donna Welton, where, using a series of anecdotes, she will discuss her experience as an Ambassador, key world events, and how they transpired in the diplomatic world since she became one in 1984. Her experience spans Japan, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, the Republic of Korea, Finland, and Afghanistan.
Co-sponsored by the Hannah Arendt Center.Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
Alexander Hamilton Society: Looking at Geopolitics and Global Change from a diplomat's dinner table
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 204 Join us for a conversation with Diplomate and Ambassador Donna Welton, where, using a series of anecdotes, she will discuss her experiences as an Ambassador, key world events and how they transpired in the diplomatic world in 1984. Her experience spans Japan, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, the Republic of Korea, Finland, and Afrghanistan. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema BELL presents a screening of Extranjera and Mataron a Pedro followed by a Q&A with the directors. Doors open at 6:30. Free admission and free Taiwanese cuisine! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 203 (Tutoring Corner) Meeting for Sui Generis editors to update the faculty adviser. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Alumni/ae Spotlight: Tomoki Park APS '19, piano, with Christine Wu, piano
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 7:00 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Bard alumnus Tomoki Park is joined by Christine Wu for a recital moving between solo piano and piano four hands. The program brings together grand contrapuntal works by Beethoven and Reger with music of spiritual reflection by Kurtág and Takemitsu. Much of the repertoire is closely connected to Peter Serkin, with whom Park studied at Bard and Wu at Yale.
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].
Online Event Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability holds online informational sessions for prospective students to learn more about graduate school options in our MBA in Sustainability and Center for Environmental Policy programs. Join us to learn about our programs directly from Director Eban Goodstein and the admissions team. There will be time for questions at the end of the session.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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, November 11, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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].
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].
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, November 11, 2026 12:00 pm – 1:00 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 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, November 11, 2026 5:30 pm – 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].
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].
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, November 11, 2026 10:00 am – 3:00 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 845-260-3092.Sponsored by: Health, Counseling, and Wellness.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Tina Escaja. From Digital to Paper (and Back): Electronic Literature and the Genealogy of a Cyberpoet
Tina Escaja University Distinguished Professor of Romance Languages, University of Vermont
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 11:30 am
Online Event Tina Escaja is a Spanish-born, U.S.-based poet, digital artist, and University Distinguished Professor of Romance Languages at the University of Vermont. Widely regarded as a pioneer of Spanish-language electronic literature, she is internationally recognized for her work at the intersection of poetry, electronic literature, performance, and technology. Her creative practice includes digital and multimedia poetry, augmented-reality projects, and Robopoem@s, a series of poem-robots.
Escaja will introduce us to her trajectory as a cyberpoet, including work created under the persona Alm@ Pérez, to explore how literature moves between digital and material forms. We will consider electronic literature not simply as writing displayed on a screen, but as an embodied, performative, and technological practice, and discuss how changing media reshape authorship, poetic language, and the boundaries of the literary.
Open to the Bard community. For further information about the event and to RSVP for the Zoom link, please contact Professor Patricia López-Gay at [email protected]. Sponsored by Spanish Studies, LAIS, and Experimental Humanities.Sponsored by: Experimental Humanities Program; LAIS Program; Spanish Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Humanities, Room 102 In this session, we will share planning templates and best practices for preparedness planning.Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement; Institute for International Liberal Education; Office of International Student and Scholar Services.
Preston Theater Alexander Pushkin's novel in verse, Eugene Onegin, has inspired many musical, film and theatrical adaptations. This production by the renowned Lithuanian director Rimas Tuminas premiered in 2013 at the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow and was immediately hailed as the theatre event of the year. Presented by "Stage Russia," an American company that films and provides English subtitles for Russian theatre productions for an American audience, this version of Eugene Onegin is undoubtedly a work of art that both provokes and delights.Sponsored by: Russian/Eurasian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room BRAVE will be screening, The Hunting Ground, a critically acclaimed documentary that highlights the chronicles of the persoal stories of students who have been sexually assulted on American unversity campuses. Interweaving observational footage, expert insights and first person testimonies, the film follows survivors pursuing both their education and justice in the face of institiutional failure to respond effectively and appropriately to their reports. Following the end of the movie, BRAVE counselors will jold a short discussion to answer any questions or to discuss post-screening thoughts. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Composed by Patrick Zimmerli with libretto by Mirabelle Ordinaire (Metropolitan Opera), Letters From the Front is a new work for four voices and piano developed from letters sent by American service members and their loved ones during wartime.
Executive producer and pianist Ian Gindes teamed with artistic originator Steve Robinson alongside Zimmerli and Ordinaire to select the letters and set their words to music in honor of the 250th birthday of the United States. The performers bring to life the voices of the writers by telling their stories through songs based on letters written during one of our nation’s most crucial wars, including the American Revolution, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam, and the Gulf War.
This music is a tribute to the men and women who made the sacrifice of service over the course of 250 years. Each piece represents not only history, but also the hope that their duty was done for a greater purpose—for their families, friends, neighbors, communities, and country.
The performance includes narration written by Jeffrey Ernstoff, formerly of Radio City, who has created numerous special events and live productions for television and theater, and is staged and directed by George Cederquist of Chicago’s North Park University.
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater Composed by Patrick Zimmerli with libretto by Mirabelle Ordinaire (Metropolitan Opera), Letters From the Front is a new work for four voices and piano developed from letters sent by American service members and their loved ones during wartime.
Executive producer and pianist Ian Gindes teamed with artistic originator Steve Robinson alongside Zimmerli and Ordinaire to select the letters and set their words to music in honor of the 250th birthday of the United States. The performers bring to life the voices of the writers by telling their stories through songs based on letters written during one of our nation’s most crucial wars, including the American Revolution, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam, and the Gulf War.
This music is a tribute to the men and women who made the sacrifice of service over the course of 250 years. Each piece represents not only history, but also the hope that their duty was done for a greater purpose—for their families, friends, neighbors, communities, and country.
The performance includes narration written by Jeffrey Ernstoff, formerly of Radio City, who has created numerous special events and live productions for television and theater, and is staged and directed by George Cederquist of Chicago’s North Park University.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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, November 12, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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 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].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, November 12, 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].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, November 12, 2026 12:30 pm – 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.
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.
Health and Counseling Services Wellness Education provides education, harm reduction, and individualized, non-clinical support to help students explore their smoking and vaping habits, set personal goals, and consider reducing or quitting.
Reach out to learn more about your options: Email: [email protected] or Phone: 845-758-7433 For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Art, Politics and Rebellion in the Sahel: A Personal View
Souleymane Badolo, Assistant Professor of Dance
Thursday, November 12, 2026 12:00 pm
Campus Center North 101 In 2014, a remarkable uprising led by young people and artists overthrew the 27-year reign of Burkina Faso’s dictatorial head of state Blaise Compaore. I participated in this movement, and will discuss its origins and the power of art as a catalyst for change. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
The DMZ as Technologized Soundscape: K-Pop & Other Sonic Entanglements in the Demilitarized Zone
Thursday, November 12, 2026 5:30 pm
Preston Theater How does sound cross the heavily militarized Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), blurring boundaries between human and machine, presence and absence, and friend and enemy? This talk explores the DMZ as a technologically mediated soundscape where political ideologies, militarized masculinities, and national identities are projected and contested. Focusing on sonic encounters such as K-pop broadcasts, it examines how sound and technology shape human experiences across one of the world's most fortified borders.
Joowon Park is Chair and Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Asian Studies Program at Skidmore College. He is the author of Belonging in a House Divided (University of California Press) and is currently working on K-pop in the DMZ and Other Transborder Crossings, a book exploring cultural and political exchanges across the Korean border.Sponsored by: Korean Studies Program and the Asian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Roger Berkowitz, A WORLD WE SHARE: Hannah Arendt and the Power of Friendship in a Broken World
In conversation with Michelle Murray
Thursday, November 12, 2026 6:15 pm
Oblong Books, Rhinebeck Hannah Arendt (1906–1975) was known to possess a “genius for friendship.” A Jew in Nazi Germany, an exile in Paris and New York, and an uncompromising critic of postwar orthodoxies, she survived and flourished through friendships that were intellectually intense, complicated, and morally demanding. Her tribe of outsiders included thinkers as disparate as Karl Jaspers, Hans Jonas, Mary McCarthy, Gershom Scholem, Heinrich Blücher, and Martin Heidegger.
This book explores how these friendships shaped Arendt’s political thinking. Berkowitz weaves Arendt’s life, thought, and friendships into a powerful meditation on our present moment. In an age of mass loneliness, ideological certainty, and civic breakdown, A World We Share connects democracy not to consensus or moral purity but to our capacity to maintain relationships with others we do not agree with—and cannot fully understand. Roger Berkowitz is founder and academic director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and professor of Politics, Philosophy, and Human Rights at Bard College. His books include The Gift of Science: Leibniz and the Modern Legal Tradition. He also hosts the podcast Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz.
Michelle Murray is Associate Professor of Politics at Bard College and author of The Struggle for Recognition in International Relations: Status, Revisionism and Rising Powers (Oxford University Press). Her current research includes a book project on the importance of inter-state friendship in sustaining international order and a series of papers on the transformative potential of hope in international politics.
Consonants Cafe Join us at Cozy Night for treats and food to support your menstrual cycle and learn about reproductive health! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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, November 13, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
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].
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.
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].
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.
After Expertise. Art and Education in the Age of AI
Friday, November 13, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
CCS Bard, Collection Teaching Gallery At a moment when artificial intelligence is reshaping debates about knowledge, creativity, labor, and judgment, this symposium seeks to move beyond familiar discussions of AI as either a tool of innovation or as bringer of the apocalypse, exploring what it does to the institutions and practices that have long organized cultural and intellectual life. Universities, museums, publishing houses, archives, research centers, and artistic communities all derive their authority from acts of judgment: selecting, interpreting, evaluating, attributing value, constructing narratives, and distinguishing significance from noise. It is precisely at this level that AI intervenes most forcefully. Bringing together artists, curators, scholars, and critics, the symposium will explore AI as a challenge to artistic authorship, the shifting relationship between generation and judgment, the politics embedded within seemingly neutral technical systems, the reconfiguration of labor, and the question of whether machine learning expands the horizons of imagination or merely automates existing forms of thought. Ultimately, the symposium proposes that the most urgent questions raised by AI are not technological but institutional, cultural, and ethical: what becomes of expertise, criticism, education, and cultural value when the production of plausible knowledge, images, and interpretations can increasingly be delegated to machines? What happens to institutions built on judgment when judgment itself becomes automated?Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Decoding LIGO Detector Data for High-precision Gravitational-wave Astronomy
Derek Davis, University of Rhode Island
Friday, November 13, 2026 12:00 pm
Brody Lab - Hegeman 107 Future observing runs with ground-based gravitational-wave interferometers promise to rapidly increase the detection rate of signals and the breadth of science we can probe with gravitational waves. However, these discoveries are often hampered by the realistic features of detector data that violate many of the core assumptions of our current data analysis methods. To address these problems, numerous techniques are employed to identify and mitigate problems in the detectors that may impact the detection or analysis of gravitational-wave signals. As the event rate grows, these procedures will also need to evolve to quickly and generically address the wide variety of problems that may impact each new signal. In this talk, I will detail the current state-of-the-art methods to characterize the performance of gravitational-wave detectors, address common data issues that impact the analysis of transient gravitational-wave signals, and explore how the field can adapt to the big data challenges on the horizon. Sponsored by: Physics Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 115 Most theories of merit accept a control principle: people alike in everything they voluntarily control deserve the same assessment. I argue that the creative origination of ideas is a counterexample. Two people can share the same voluntary profile (same preparation, intentions, foresight, facilitation, selection, and execution) and still only one originates an exemplary idea. She deserves a kind of praise her counterpart does not and voluntarism cannot explain why. Its defender will call the difference mere luck. I answer that it is constitutive luck, which concerns a person's nature -- who she is -- and we rightly credit people for it. Following Kant's idea of genius as nature giving the rule to art, I argue that origination is the creator's own nature acting as her. Part of why we value creativity, I conclude, is that it reveals this part of our nature, deeper than the will, to ourselves and to one another. 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.
New Annandale House This Friday the 13h, we're feeling lucky because Media Corps member Teo Vales Torres is teaching another animation workshop! Learn to composite a scene with different moving parts (character, background, foreground). No RSVP needed. See attached for more details.
Montgomery Place Estate Join us for a nature walk at Mongomery Place. We will gather at the visitor center and go on a walk together to appreciate the forests around us. Led by Dr. So and so. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bard electronic music and jazz present: Chris Cochrane and Stephen Haynes (special guest: Nayland Blake)
Friday, November 13, 2026 7:00 pm
Blum Hall A quartet of Chris Cochrane (guitar), Stephen Haynes (trumpet), and Bard electronic music faculty members Dani Dobkin (synthesizer) and Matt Sargent (guitar) perform new compositions and electronic improvisations.
Bard studio arts faculty Nayland Blake will open the event with a reading.
Free and open to the public.Sponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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.
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.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Saturday, November 14, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Come see the first four short films made by student film club One Hour Movies! We will screen them twice, arrive at 6 or 7 PM! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
This program compares the musical styles of five Jewish composers—many of whom were Eastern European émigrés to the U.S.—writing during the explosive rise of the Jazz Age in the early 20th century. Written pre-WWI, Ignatz Waghalter’s expressive Violin Concerto exemplifies the European style before jazz took hold, while Lazare Saminsky, who was critical of the new musical form, gave us the vividly mystical triad Vigiliae. Written at the height of the Roaring Twenties in Germany, Ernst Toch’s Comedy for Orchestra in One Movement incorporates a vibrant and witty rhythmic pulse that represents the impact jazz had on the European avant-garde. Louis Gruenberg’s 1925 Jazz Suite demonstrates the marriage of jazz with the traditional classical form, which reached its pinnacle with An American in Paris by George Gershwin, an American capturing the energy of Europe through a thoroughly jazz-colored lens.
Manor Parlor Come join us for our annual Black Azz Kickback with sounds by DJ Sukii and DJ Koob! We hope to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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.
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].
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.
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.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Sunday, November 15, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents The Catholic Mass is celebrated every Sunday at 11:30 in the Chapel of the Holy Innocents. All are welcome to join us as we listen to Scripture and the beautiful sacred music of the Bard’s Student Sunday Choir.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 845-978-6122, or e-mail [email protected].
Applications are Open for the Civic Engagement Fellowship
Sunday, November 15, 2026
Online Event The GHEA21 Civic Engagement Fellowship is a one-year program for undergraduate students in the GHEA21 network. Each year, about 40 student Fellows are selected to participate. Program Structure • Fellows take part in 12 online, interactive workshops: • 6 workshops before the in-person conference • 6 workshops after the conference • Fellows also attend a one-week, in-person conference, held halfway through the fellowship. • Students with travel restrictions are strongly encouraged to apply! Every year, we host a concurrent online conference happening alongside the in-person conference. Travel should not be a barrier to participation. Who Is Selected The fellowship cohort includes 40 undergraduate students who: • Are enrolled at a GHEA21 partner institution • Have previously participated in the GHEA21 network, such as through online courses or workshops • Have shown leadership in community-based civic engagement projects and are currently leading their own community-based project • Will be enrolled at their institution for the 27-28 academic year and plan on continuing to lead their project What Participants Do • Join structured online learning sessions • Receive mentorship • Work on hands-on project development • Participate in leadership training • Practice facilitation by leading workshops
At the end of the fellowship year, there will be an online conference open to the entire GHEA21 network, where participants can share their work and reflect on what they learned.
SUMMER CONFERENCE LOCATION: Accra, Ghana at Ashesi University SUMMER CONFERENCE DATES: June 11 or 12 (arrival) - June 18 or June 19 (departure) *Reserve June 11 and June 19-20 as extended travel days.
This program compares the musical styles of five Jewish composers—many of whom were Eastern European émigrés to the U.S.—writing during the explosive rise of the Jazz Age in the early 20th century. Written pre-WWI, Ignatz Waghalter’s expressive Violin Concerto exemplifies the European style before jazz took hold, while Lazare Saminsky, who was critical of the new musical form, gave us the vividly mystical triad Vigiliae. Written at the height of the Roaring Twenties in Germany, Ernst Toch’s Comedy for Orchestra in One Movement incorporates a vibrant and witty rhythmic pulse that represents the impact jazz had on the European avant-garde. Louis Gruenberg’s 1925 Jazz Suite demonstrates the marriage of jazz with the traditional classical form, which reached its pinnacle with An American in Paris by George Gershwin, an American capturing the energy of Europe through a thoroughly jazz-colored lens.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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.
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, November 16, 2026 1:00 pm – 2:00 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, November 16, 2026 2:00 pm – 3:00 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].
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, 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].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Looking to learn how to braid? Come join us for our braiding workshops! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, November 16, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:00 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 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.
The Difficulties in Transmission: Arendt with Benjamin across the Atlantic
A Lunchtime Talk with Visiting Scholar Silvia Lorusso
Monday, November 16, 2026 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Arendt Center Silvia Lorusso is a PhD candidate at Sapienza University of Rome, where she pursues a research on the plural temporalities of Tradition and Revolution under the lens of Hannah Arendt’s encounter with Walter Benjamin’s thought and work.
Focusing on Arendt’s role in the transmission of Benjamin’s work across the Atlantic, her project questions the limits of “transmissibility” of the past throughout material destruction, loss, oblivion and the resurgence of possibilities for political change.
As Arendt notably says in the portrait of his friend, “Walter Benjamin knew that the break in tradition and the loss of authority which occurred in his lifetime were irreparable, and he concluded that he had to discover new ways of dealing with the past” (Illuminations, 38).
Illuminated by Benjamin’s critique of mainstream historiography, Arendt’s historical analysis and diagnosis of the break of tradition – together with the idea of the “lost treasures” of revolutionary modernity – is confronted with the problem of the relations of oppression underpinning the patrilineal constitution of heritage, legacy and culture.
At the same time, Benjamin’s weak messianism takes on a new form within the temporal tension that runs through Arendt’s conception of natality, as an earth-bound condition and a capacity for unexpected ruptures, which enters in the historical matter of the world and clashes with the problem of enduring political institutions.
During her research at the Collection of Arendt’s Personal Library, Silvia is researching on the Benjamin’s constellation of sources, combining biographical references with broader reflections on literature, critique and politics. Furthermore, she is particularly dwelling on the sources from the 1960s on slavery and oppression that help to clarify Arendt’s critical historiography of modern revolutions in the transatlantic context and her understanding of violence.
MES Fall Film Series Screening: Boy From Heaven (2022)
Monday, November 16, 2026 6:00 pm
Preston Theater Spy thrillers are a dime a dozen. Rarer is encountering one set in an Egyptian mosque, much less al-Azhar, one of the most significant mosques in Islamic history and home to the grand imam, the highest-ranking Muslim leader in Egypt. Tarik Saleh’s Boy From Heaven embraces both realities. The film won best screenplay at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. It could not be filmed in Egypt due to Saleh’s forced exile after running up against government censors when filming The Nile Hilton Incident. Intrigue, timely political commentary, and debate and contestation within a tradition invite discussion on religious authority, power, and intellectual disagreement.Sponsored by: Middle Eastern Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
How to Find a Job in Sustainability: Build Connections That Matter
Monday, November 16, 2026 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Online Event Build the connections that lead to impact. Join our free webinar to learn networking strategies for landing a sustainability job.
Are you ready to transform your passion for sustainability into a thriving, purpose-driven career?
In today’s evolving job market, your network is your most powerful tool. Join us for a free webinar focused on how to build meaningful connections that open doors to sustainability careers in business, advocacy, non-profits, government agencies and educational organizations. Learn how to identify the right people, start authentic conversations, and turn those relationships into real opportunities.
Led by Dr. Eban Goodstein, Director of the Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability, this session will give you practical strategies to expand your network and translate it into career success. You’ll also have a chance to ask questions during a live Q&A.
What You’ll Gain:
Inspiration and Direction: Discover pathways to impactful sustainability careers
Expert Guidance: Learn effective networking techniques from a leading sustainability educator
Actionable Strategies: Leave with a clear plan to strengthen your connections and advance your job search
This webinar is ideal for professionals eager to pivot or grow, recent graduates entering the workforce, and students planning their next move in sustainability.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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, November 17, 2026 12:00 pm – 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, November 17, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:00 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].
Campus Center North Weekly planning meetings for TakeBackBard, combating gender-based misconduct and sexual violence on campus. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Tune in to WAMC Northeast Public Radio on Tuesday, November 17th, from 9-11a, when Roger Berkowitz join The Roundtable. Listen live at www.wamc.org/the-roundtableSponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
Guest Artist Recital & Masterclass: János Balázs, piano
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 5:00 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space “If you have heard János Balázs perform, you must have experienced a compelling and completely unique concert. He renders a 21st-century interpretation of classical music with spell-binding and superior technic and has a singular knack for capturing the audience. By doing so, he blurs the distance between the performer and his listener. His thematically unparallelled concerts and programme repertoire reach out to crowds – also the younger generations-, which he undertakes solely for the popularisation of classical music.”
He is keen to demonstrate his improvisation skills in various areas beyond the classical stage, such as jazz, world music, or folk music, which is always imbued with classical music’s values and the 20th-century tradition of improvision.
Music critiques highlight the delicacy and diverse colours of his piano playing, his unlimited dynamic scale and his fascinating virtuosity. Attending János Balázs’ concerts is a genuine time travel, as he evokes with full force the intimate ambience of the composers and pianists of the so-called 19th century golden age, like Franz Liszt or Frédéric Chopin.
He is a returning artist of the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow, the Cologne Philharmonic, the Liszt Academy and MüPa in Budapest. He has given celebrated concerts on the stages of the Cité de la Musique, Palau de Musica, Barbican Centre, Wiener Konzerthaus and the Royal Conservatory. He collaborated with such famed orchestras and conductors as Charles Dutoit, Gábor Takács-Nagy, Peter Eötvös, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Iván Fischer, the Royal Concertgebouworkest, Mikko Franck and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.
János Balázs is a born soloist who also received the ECHO (European Concert Hall Organisation) Rising Star “Artist of the Season” Award. He is well able to hold the attention of the audience by himself. Nonetheless, chamber music also plays a central role in his art, where he can delight his listeners with glamorous, sparkling and out-of-the-box performances alongside friends of a similar mindset and orientation, such as Mischa Maisky, Vadim Repin, or Jose Cura.
As a graduate of the Budapest-based Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, János Balázs finds it crucial to pass on Liszt’s tradition to future musicians. Some major universities of the world have taken notice of this mission of his, and he has been invited by the Canadian McGill University, the Shenyang Conservatory of Music, the Hanoi Conservatory of Music, the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, and the Accademia Internazionale per l’alta formazione Rome, to give masterclasses. He was also appointed associate professor of the Liszt Academy.
In 2016, János Balázs founded the György Cziffra Festival, which he dedicated to the conservation and care of the intellectual and musical legacy of his role model, György Cziffra. The festival has risen to one of the most high-ranking classical music festivals in Hungary; with its diversity of genres and the kind participation of international guest artists, it is an unmatched colour on the palette of the Hungarian culture scene.
2021, the 100th birthday of the legendary Hungarian pianist György Cziffra was declared an official memorial year by the Hungarian Government, with János Balázs as its artistic director. In collaboration with Unesco, within the framework of the memorial year 2021/2022, over 150 events took place in the most auspicious concert halls of 45 cities of 17 Asian and European countries with more than a hundred performers, such as Martha Argerich, Mischa Maisky, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Arcadi Volodos, and Vadim Repin
János Balázs is an awardee of nearly all professional and state accolades. He is so far the youngest recipient of the prestigious Kossuth Prize, and as such, he is in the same league as musicians like György Ligeti, György Kurtág, András Schiff or Iván Fischer. His Young Steinway Artist title and the accolade of the State of Poland stand out from his international awards, the latter being conferred upon him for the performance of Frédéric Chopin’s complete works. Since 2023 he has been member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts. In 2022, his album ImprovisArt won the first prize and the audience prize of the Music International Grand Prix in New York, and he was jury member of the Long-Thibaud Competition.
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].
What's Khúl in Lakota and Yiddish: Woolowan (Symbols) and Vernacular Music in Two Cultures
Alicia Svigals and Suzanne Kite
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 5:30 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 102 Improvising with symbols from Lakota and Yiddish culture, Kite and Svigals will discuss and perform a series of symbols on violin.Sponsored by: Jewish Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Studio Art Visiting Artist Series Janine Antoni & Olivia McLeod
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Please join us for our fourth Visiting Artist Lecture of Fall 2026: Janine Antoni in conversation with Olivia McLeod '23
Janine Antoni was born in Freeport, Bahamas. She received her BA from Sarah Lawrence College in New York, and earned her MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1989. Antoni is known for her unusual processes, using her body as both a tool and a source of meaning within the conceptual framework of her practice. Antoni’s early methods involved transforming unique materials such as chocolate and soap through habitual, everyday processes like bathing, eating and sleeping to create sculptural works and installations. By way of her body of work, Antoni carefully articulates her relationship to the world, giving rise to emotional states that are felt in and through the senses. In each piece, no matter the medium or image, a conveyed physicality is meant to speak directly to the viewer’s body.
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].
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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, November 18, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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].
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].
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, November 18, 2026 12:00 pm – 1:00 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 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, November 18, 2026 5:30 pm – 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].
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].
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].
Barringer House Learn about summer internship possibilities with the Bard Center for the Study of Hate! Previous students have interned with Southern Poverty Law Center, PEN America, Catalyst Montana, Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, Documented NY, Eradicate Hate Global Summit, Scholars at Risk, International Rescue Committee, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, Migration Matters, and more! Sponsored by: Human Rights Project.
Dialogue and Deliberation: Advocating for Democracy
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Online Event The question we are asking is: What is democracy and how do we advocate to strengthen it? These virtual dialogue sessions on November 18 & December 16 1-2:30 p.m. EST will highlight basic concepts of dialogue and deliberation as we identify those principles of democracy that we hold dear. The processes of dialogue and deliberative democracy align with Arendt's concept of the political, where everyone is seen and heard. In dialogue the purpose is communication itself, in deliberation, the group must come together to make judgments. By creating political spaces in which we can continue to discover, define, and practice democracy, especially in this historical moment, we embody Arendt’s conviction that it is possible to share a common world and to make judgments for the common good.
Sign up by contacting Susan Oberman: [email protected]Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
Stevenson Library Whether you're looking to polish an existing resume or create one from scratch, we will provide personalized feedback, helpful tips, and firsthand guidance. Bring your laptop and let's get started!
Snacks & Light Beverages!
Need support finding an opportunity? Prefer to schedule a 1:1 advising appointment? Email [email protected] For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Chace Series: Workers of Art Documentary Screening
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Bard NYC What if paying artists changed everything? "Workers of Art" is Blowback Productions' new film that takes a vivid look at how investing in creative labor reshapes our society. History reveals: when artists are resourced, communities thrive; when they're not, everyone loses. The film is a rallying cry for a new public imagination and why our future depends on it. Funding artists is not just a luxury; it's a vital civic need.Sponsored by: Bard NYC.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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, November 19, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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 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].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, November 19, 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].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, November 19, 2026 12:30 pm – 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.
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.
Health and Counseling Services Wellness Education provides education, harm reduction, and individualized, non-clinical support to help students explore their smoking and vaping habits, set personal goals, and consider reducing or quitting.
Reach out to learn more about your options: Email: [email protected] or Phone: 845-758-7433 For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Campus Center North Do you enjoy body art like henna, nails, lashes and more? Join OSA as we fall into some self care and wellness! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Whiteness Hurts Society: How Whiteness Shapes Mental, Physical, and Social Health Outcomes
H. Shellae Versey, Fordham University
Thursday, November 19, 2026 4:00 pm
Preston Theater Calls to integrate Critical Race Theory (CRT) into research are not new, yet the framework has been less utilized among psychologists. This presentation bridges research from social psychology, critical race theory, and public health to highlight how confronting whiteness can assist psychologists’ capacity to effectively study and address health and social issues. We define whiteness as a racialized social system and a set of beliefs that uphold White American social supremacy and the oppression of populations of color. Building on this argument and the Whiteness and Health framework (Malat et al., 2018), we examine case studies where whiteness is embedded and reproduced through nation-state ideology (e.g., gun rights, Christian nationalism), policy, and practice in ways that harm well- being and population health overall. In documenting the negative effects of whiteness on health, we aim to illustrate how CRT can be used to guide and advance psychological research. In doing so, we encourage disinvestment from white supremacy in our field and academe broadly alongside frank conversations that center the realities of inequity (both in society and in systems of knowledge production) sustained by power and privilege. Understanding how whiteness operates will aid the development of interventions and policies that reduce unequities that results from whiteness and the enduring nature of racism.
H. Shellae Versey, PhD, MPH: H. Shellae Versey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Fordham University. Her research interests include gentrification and displacement, health inequity, urban aging, and intersections between gender, class, and race.Sponsored by: Psychology Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Book Launch: Train of Life by Dr. Sayed Jafar Ahamdi
Thursday, November 19, 2026 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Please join us to celebrate the publication of Train of Life: A Story of Grief Counseling and Writing for Recovery by Bard psychology research scholar Sayed Jafar Ahmadi, Ph.D. Dr. Ahmadi is a psychology researcher whose work focuses on trauma recovery and the mental health of young people and communities affected by war and displacement. He is a Research Scholar at Bard College, a Visiting Scholar at The New School, and an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Monash University. Over more than two decades, he has contributed to psychology education, research, and humanitarian programs in Afghanistan and other countries. In 2024, he received the American Psychological Association’s International Humanitarian Award. In his book, Train of Life: A Story of Grief Counseling and Writing for Recovery, he uses a story to explain the writing-for-recovery approach, offering guidance for readers coping with grief and for mental health professionals supporting people through loss.
This event is cosponsored by Stevenson Library, Office of the Dean of Inclusive Excellence, Institute for International Liberal Education, GHEA21, Center for Civic Engagement, the Bard Psychology and Human Rights programs, and the Bard Counselling office. Light refreshments will be served. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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, November 20, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
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].
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.
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].
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.
Brody Lab - Hegeman 107 Many theories and measurements have contributed to our knowledge of planetary interiors. These include observations of planetary motions, gravitational and magnetic fields, elastic vibrations, modeling of heat transport, chemical stability, and solar wind. This talk will review current known and unknown interior compositions and properties of the planets comprising our solar system, emphasizing results obtained from seismic, magnetic, and gravitational modeling. Sponsored by: Physics Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space This concert is a part of the Conservatory’s Chamber Music Program, which all instrumental and studio faculty support through their generous coaching and mentorship. Please note that the start and end time of this event are subject to change.
Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube ChannelSponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Savory Sessions, Korean Cultural Club, and Bard Activities Team: Cultural Friendsgiving
Friday, November 20, 2026 8:00 pm – 1:00 am
Manor Parlor Cultural Cooking Workshop that would lead in to an afterparty emulating the ISO cultural performance show. Feel free to sign up to join for open mic, and you can bring you club for a cultural performance and showcase your culture or an piece of art you would like to share. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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.
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.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Saturday, November 21, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space This concert is a part of the Conservatory’s Chamber Music Program, which all instrumental and studio faculty support through their generous coaching and mentorship. Please note that the start and end time of this event are subject to change.
Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube ChannelSponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room Come to MPR for a community meal, brought to you by the clubs of Bard! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Kline Commons The International Student Oragnization is organizing its annual food fair on Novemebr 21st, bringing various cuisines and flavors from local and international restaurants for the Bard student body. There will be student performances representing Puerto Rican and South Korean k-pop dances. Come join us, we'd be happy to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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.
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].
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.
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.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Sunday, November 22, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents The Catholic Mass is celebrated every Sunday at 11:30 in the Chapel of the Holy Innocents. All are welcome to join us as we listen to Scripture and the beautiful sacred music of the Bard’s Student Sunday Choir.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 845-978-6122, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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.
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, November 23, 2026 1:00 pm – 2:00 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, November 23, 2026 2:00 pm – 3:00 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].
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, 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].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Looking to learn how to braid? Come join us for our braiding workshops! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, November 23, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:00 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 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.
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].
Please join the Bard College Community Orchestra for its Fall Concert featuring selections from Beethoven’s Creatures of Prometheus and Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major with conservatory faculty Ryan McCullough. Admission is free, and all are welcome to attend!
The Bard College Community Orchestra is a diverse group of players, including students from the Bard College Music Department and from the Bard College Conservatory of Music, faculty and staff from Bard, local high school players, and community members of the wider Hudson Valley Community. The orchestra is a full symphony orchestra and plays a variety of repertoire.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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, November 24, 2026 12:00 pm – 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, November 24, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:00 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].
Campus Center North Weekly planning meetings for TakeBackBard, combating gender-based misconduct and sexual violence on campus. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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, November 25, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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].
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].
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, November 25, 2026 12:00 pm – 1:00 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 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, November 25, 2026 5:30 pm – 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].
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].
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].
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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, November 26, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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 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].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, November 26, 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].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, November 26, 2026 12:30 pm – 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.
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.
Health and Counseling Services Wellness Education provides education, harm reduction, and individualized, non-clinical support to help students explore their smoking and vaping habits, set personal goals, and consider reducing or quitting.
Reach out to learn more about your options: Email: [email protected] or Phone: 845-758-7433 For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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, November 27, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
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].
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.
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].
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.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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.
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.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Saturday, November 28, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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.
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].
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.
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.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Sunday, November 29, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents The Catholic Mass is celebrated every Sunday at 11:30 in the Chapel of the Holy Innocents. All are welcome to join us as we listen to Scripture and the beautiful sacred music of the Bard’s Student Sunday Choir.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 845-978-6122, or e-mail [email protected].
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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].
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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.
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, November 30, 2026 1:00 pm – 2:00 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, November 30, 2026 2:00 pm – 3:00 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].
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, 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].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Looking to learn how to braid? Come join us for our braiding workshops! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, November 30, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:00 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 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.
Runs through Friday, December 18, 2026 4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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 pm – 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 Thursday, December 10, 2026 9:00 am – 11:00 am
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].
Runs through Tuesday, December 8, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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 6:00 pm – 1:00 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 11:00 am – 2:00 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].
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
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].
Runs through Monday, December 14, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
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.
Runs through Saturday, December 12, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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.
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].
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.
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.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Sunday, November 1, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents The Catholic Mass is celebrated every Sunday at 11:30 in the Chapel of the Holy Innocents. All are welcome to join us as we listen to Scripture and the beautiful sacred music of the Bard’s Student Sunday Choir.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 845-978-6122, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline Shuttle Stop Hop on our Early Voter Van to the Rhinebeck Polling Location. Vans leave every 30 minutes. There will be food, fun and other treats! Vans leave from the Kline South Shuttle Stop.Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Guest Artist Recital: Gábor Farkas, piano, with Luosha Fang, violin and viola
Sunday, November 1, 2026 1:00 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Pianist Gábor Farkas is joined by Bard Conservatory faculty member Luosha Fang on violin and viola for a performance featuring works by Schumann, Liszt, and Schubert.
Gábor Farkas is a pianist whose artistry is built not simply on virtuosity, but on the ability to create a recognisable personal voice at the instrument. A Liszt Ferenc Prize-winning artist, he is particularly associated with the Romantic repertoire, while his playing is distinguished by a rich, singing bel canto tone, refined agogics, a broad palette of colour and formidable technical command. Tamás Vásáry famously called him “the poet of the piano” – a phrase that captures both the lyrical quality of his sound and the individuality of his musical thinking.
Farkas graduated from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest in 2005, studying with Sándor Falvai and Attila Némethy. He later completed his DLA at the Academy, with Zoltán Kocsis and Tamás Vásáry as his musical mentors. His international career was shaped by a series of major competition successes, including first prize at the 6th International Liszt Piano Competition in Weimar in 2009, where he also received the Audience Prize and an award for the best performance of a Haydn sonata. He had previously won the Hungarian National Radio Piano Competition and the Bartók Béla Piano Competition in Baden bei Wien. In 2015 he won the New York Concert Artists & Associates competition, leading to his Carnegie Hall debut in 2016.
Since then, he has appeared at major venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Merkin Hall in New York, Teatro la Fenice in Venice, BOZAR in Brussels, Konzerthaus Berlin, Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid, NCPA Concert Hall in Beijing, Seoul Art Center, Oriental Art Center in Shanghai and Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. His collaborators have included conductors such as Charles Dutoit, Ádám Fischer, Olli Mustonen, Zoltán Kocsis, Tamás Vásáry, Gilbert Varga and Henrik Nánási. He is a regular guest at leading festivals across Europe, Asia and the United States.
His discography includes releases with Warner Classics, Hungaroton, Toccata Classics, Brilliant Classics and Steinway & Sons Records. His debut recording, An Evening with Liszt, was released in 2008 and received the Franz Liszt International Society’s Grand Prix as the best Liszt recording of 2009. His Chopin Ballades and Impromptus recording was warmly received by the international specialist press, earning five-star reviews from Fanfare Magazine and Piano News. In 2023 he released Chopin’s Piano Concertos in E minor and F minor with the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Tamás Vásáry. He is currently recording Mozart’s complete piano sonatas for Hungaroton.
Teaching, artistic leadership and the development of musical communities are equally central to Farkas’s work. He has served as President of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest since May 15, 2025, with his term running until May 15, 2030. Between 2020 and 2025 he headed the Academy’s Keyboard Department and its Keyboard and Accordion subprogramme within the Doctoral School. Since 2024 he has been Professor of Piano at the International Piano Academy Lake Como. In 2017 he was appointed Professor at the Tokyo College of Music, becoming the institution’s first European and youngest professor at the time.
Farkas regularly gives masterclasses at leading institutions in the United States, China, Japan, South Korea and Europe, and is a returning jury member at major international piano competitions. His work also extends into artistic direction and institution building: since 2022 he has been the founder and Artistic Director of the Far Eastern Classical Music Festival in Budapest; since 2025 he has been a founding partner of the International Liszt Music Center in Wenzhou, China, as well as Artistic Director of its Liszt–Bartók Festival.
Across these different roles, his approach is consistent: musical tradition is not a fixed monument, but living material – something to be interpreted, questioned, shared and carried forward. His artistic and educational achievements have been recognised with the Franz Liszt Award, Junior Prima Prize, Gundel Art Prize and Japan’s Aoyama Music Award. He has been a Steinway Artist since 2017.
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].
“Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark” in Concert
Sunday, November 1, 2026 2:00 pm – 4:30 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.
Saints, Seeds & Stones - Celebrating 160 years of Garden Remembrance and Legacy at Blithewood
Sunday, November 1, 2026 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Blithewood Lawn This special ceremony will revive Bard's annual tradition first begun by John & Margaret Bard, founders of St. Stephens (Bard College), where they would invite the Bard community to their home at Blithewood for food, song and festivities around the All Saint's Maple Tree. ___________________________________________
"The service on All Saints' day was always more elaborate than any other of the year, and Mr. Bard would invite some prominent clergyman to come here an preach, besides inviting a host of his personal friends here, for the service and preach, after which he would invite his friends, the members of the faculty and the students, to his house (at Blithewood), for a very sumptuous repast, where class distinction was forgotten amid all the merriment of the occasion, speeches ere made by Mr. Bard and his friends and probably the members of the Faculty discoursed upon the growth of the college and upon its future prospects. The students also, the inner man being satisfied, sang the popular songs of the day. We can almost hear some of our readers say "how I wish Mr. Bard were here now to take the use of the chapel on All Saints day!" Excerpt from article, "Some Notes on the Growth of S. Stephen's." by Charles Lawrence Wheeler, Class of 1898, The St. Stephen's College Messenger, Vol 3, No. 6, February 1897 ____________________________________________________________________
Presented by Bard Arboretum, Friends of Blithewood Garden & Bard ChaplaincySponsored by: Bard Arboretum; Chaplaincy; Landscape and Arboretum Program.
For more information, call 845-758-7179, or e-mail [email protected].
Faculty Spotlight: Raman Ramakrishnan, cello, and Terrence Wilson, piano
Sunday, November 1, 2026 4:00 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Bard Conservatory faculty members Raman Ramakrishnan, cello, and Terrence Wilson, piano, perform two major works for cello and piano: Shostakovich’s Cello Sonata in D Minor, op. 40, and Rachmaninoff’s Cello Sonata in G Minor, op. 19.
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].
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].
Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion; Director, Institute of Advanced Theology
Monday, November 2, 2026 12:30 pm – 2:00 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, November 2, 2026 1:00 pm – 2:00 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, November 2, 2026 2:00 pm – 3:00 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].
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Gábor Farkas is a pianist whose artistry is built not simply on virtuosity, but on the ability to create a recognisable personal voice at the instrument. A Liszt Ferenc Prize-winning artist, he is particularly associated with the Romantic repertoire, while his playing is distinguished by a rich, singing bel canto tone, refined agogics, a broad palette of colour and formidable technical command. Tamás Vásáry famously called him “the poet of the piano” – a phrase that captures both the lyrical quality of his sound and the individuality of his musical thinking.
Farkas graduated from the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest in 2005, studying with Sándor Falvai and Attila Némethy. He later completed his DLA at the Academy, with Zoltán Kocsis and Tamás Vásáry as his musical mentors. His international career was shaped by a series of major competition successes, including first prize at the 6th International Liszt Piano Competition in Weimar in 2009, where he also received the Audience Prize and an award for the best performance of a Haydn sonata. He had previously won the Hungarian National Radio Piano Competition and the Bartók Béla Piano Competition in Baden bei Wien. In 2015 he won the New York Concert Artists & Associates competition, leading to his Carnegie Hall debut in 2016.
Since then, he has appeared at major venues including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and Merkin Hall in New York, Teatro la Fenice in Venice, BOZAR in Brussels, Konzerthaus Berlin, Auditorio Nacional de Música in Madrid, NCPA Concert Hall in Beijing, Seoul Art Center, Oriental Art Center in Shanghai and Tokyo Bunka Kaikan. His collaborators have included conductors such as Charles Dutoit, Ádám Fischer, Olli Mustonen, Zoltán Kocsis, Tamás Vásáry, Gilbert Varga and Henrik Nánási. He is a regular guest at leading festivals across Europe, Asia and the United States.
His discography includes releases with Warner Classics, Hungaroton, Toccata Classics, Brilliant Classics and Steinway & Sons Records. His debut recording, An Evening with Liszt, was released in 2008 and received the Franz Liszt International Society’s Grand Prix as the best Liszt recording of 2009. His Chopin Ballades and Impromptus recording was warmly received by the international specialist press, earning five-star reviews from Fanfare Magazine and Piano News. In 2023 he released Chopin’s Piano Concertos in E minor and F minor with the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Tamás Vásáry. He is currently recording Mozart’s complete piano sonatas for Hungaroton.
Teaching, artistic leadership and the development of musical communities are equally central to Farkas’s work. He has served as President of the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest since May 15, 2025, with his term running until May 15, 2030. Between 2020 and 2025 he headed the Academy’s Keyboard Department and its Keyboard and Accordion subprogramme within the Doctoral School. Since 2024 he has been Professor of Piano at the International Piano Academy Lake Como. In 2017 he was appointed Professor at the Tokyo College of Music, becoming the institution’s first European and youngest professor at the time.
Farkas regularly gives masterclasses at leading institutions in the United States, China, Japan, South Korea and Europe, and is a returning jury member at major international piano competitions. His work also extends into artistic direction and institution building: since 2022 he has been the founder and Artistic Director of the Far Eastern Classical Music Festival in Budapest; since 2025 he has been a founding partner of the International Liszt Music Center in Wenzhou, China, as well as Artistic Director of its Liszt–Bartók Festival.
Across these different roles, his approach is consistent: musical tradition is not a fixed monument, but living material – something to be interpreted, questioned, shared and carried forward. His artistic and educational achievements have been recognised with the Franz Liszt Award, Junior Prima Prize, Gundel Art Prize and Japan’s Aoyama Music Award. He has been a Steinway Artist since 2017.
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].
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, Yellow Room 214 Come by for crafts, board games, and community. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Monday, November 2, 2026 5:00 pm
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater The lecture will be followed by a book signing. Books for sale courtesy of Oblong Books. This event is open to the Bard community only. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Join us as Robin Wall Kimmerer presents a talk based on her book: Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants.
Attendance is mandatory for First-Year Seminar students. Each professor is given a section for their students to sit together in. Please see the attached list for your section.
Sponsored by: First-Year Seminar.
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].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Looking to learn how to braid? Come join us for our braiding workshops! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, November 2, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:00 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 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.
All Red Hook registered voters and those registered on campus can cast their ballot at our on campus polling location located at the Bertelsmann Campus Center inthe MPR.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 6:00 am – 9:00 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement.
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].
Learn about Bard's Graduate Programs in Annandale, Vienna, and NYC!
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby Director of Graduate Admissions Janet Stetson will be tabling in the campus center lobby to speak with interested students about all of our various graduate programs. For more information, call 845-758-7723, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 12:00 pm – 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].
President's Office, First Floor Ludlow Hall Open discussion of the struggle for student voting rights at Bard and across the country with Acting President Jonathan Becker. Pizza will be served.Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement.
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].
New Annandale House Bard students, did you know...
...you don't need to be a second-semester sophomore to moderate into Experimental Humanities?
...you don't have to moderate into EH at the same time as your primary academic program?
...you might have already met many of the requirements for moderation?
Many students do a lot of the work toward an EH concentration without realizing it. EH is hosting an Open House & Info Session on Tuesday 11/3 for current and prospective concentrators. Come find out more about our program and how it could work with your primary academic focus, hear from current students and program alums, and enjoy pizza from Salvatore's! Sponsored by: Experimental Humanities Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, 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, November 3, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:00 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].
Campus Center North Weekly planning meetings for TakeBackBard, combating gender-based misconduct and sexual violence on campus. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Join us as the results of thiis mid-term election roll in across the country. Pizza will be served.Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement.
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, November 4, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema A union meeting for the local SEIU union serving Buildings and Grounds. We will be holding an officer election. 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].
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, November 4, 2026 12:00 pm – 1:00 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 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].
Olin Humanities, Room 102 A lecture on the theology, history and liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church by Fr. Eric Tosi Rector of St. Gregory the Theologian Orthodox Church and professor of pastoral theology at St. Vladimir's Orthodox SeminarySponsored by: Office of Student Affairs.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Campus Center North, Robert Kelly Multipurpose Room Dr. Menna Agha is an architecture activist and a researcher. She is an associate professor of design and spatial justice and the founding Director of the Architecture Action Lab. She is cross-appointed at Carleton University’s Institute for African Studies. Menna holds a PhD in Architecture from the University of Antwerp and a Master of Arts in Gender and Design from Köln International School of Design. In 2019/2020, she was the Spatial Justice Fellow and a visiting assistant professor at the University of Oregon. Menna is a third-generation displaced Nubian woman, a legacy that infuses her research interests in race, gender, space, and territory.Sponsored by: Architecture Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, November 4, 2026 5:30 pm – 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].
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].
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, November 5, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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 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, Gallery Wall 1 Civic Ambassadors Tabling! Feel free to ask us any questions about the CCE or how you would like to be involved on campus! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, November 5, 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].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, November 5, 2026 12:30 pm – 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.
Musical Expertise Effects on Attention and Memory: Evidence from Eye Movements
Heather Sheridanl, University at Albany
Thursday, November 5, 2026 4:00 pm
Preston Theater Experts in many fields of visual expertise have the remarkable ability to rapidly recognize visual patterns from their domain of expertise. Musical expertise provides an excellent test case for studying how multisensory knowledge representations contribute to the development of visual expertise. To explore how musical expertise impacts memory and attention, I will discuss a series of experiments in which the eye movements of expert and novice musicians were monitored during visual search and change detection tasks that involved domain-specific visual patterns (i.e., music scores). Taken together, these studies indicated that expert musicians are faster and more accurate at processing music stimuli, as shown by faster reaction times, faster times to the first fixation on a visual search target, and larger saccade amplitudes. Experts were also less impacted by increases in visual complexity and less impacted by the presence of auditory distraction (i.e. background music). I will discuss how these findings fit with theories of learning and expertise, including chunking and template theories, which assume that experts acquire a large vocabulary of visual patterns over the course of many hours of practice. I will also discuss ongoing and future work that integrates EEG and eye tracking methodology (i.e., Eye-EEG co-registration) to further understand the cognitive and neural mechanisms that support the development of expertise.Sponsored by: Psychology Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
American & Indigenous Studies Fall Senior Colloquium
Thursday, November 5, 2026 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 101 You and your Senior students are invited to the annual American & Indigenous Studies Fall Senior Colloquium on November 5th from 5-7pm. Seniors in AIS are required to informally present their senior projects at the colloquium. Seniors completing AIS-adjacent projects are also welcome to participate.
We ask seniors to briefly discuss their project (10 -15 minutes) and have questions ready to ask their peers, faculty, and staff in attendance.
The colloquium will take place in Olin 101, Poetry Reading Room and food and drinks will be provided. Please email [email protected] with any questions. We look forward to meeting with you all!Sponsored by: American and Indigenous Studies Program; Center for Indigenous Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Sebastian Spitz, legal academic and sociologist. (Simon’s Rock A.A. 2014; Bard College B.A. 2017)
Thursday, November 5, 2026 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Massena Campus - East Wing, Ba Win Hall
Simon's Rock and the Bard Sociology Department cordially invite you to join us for a talk, "Liberal Law-and-Order," by alum Sebastian Spitz in Ba Win Hall on Thursday, November 5 from 5 to 6 pm, followed by an informal reception.
Talk abstract: In this talk, I reconstruct the ideology of liberal law-and-order as it was articulated at its height in the Johnson administration, argue for its empirical viability, and apply it to prison reform. Johnson-era proponents recognized that crime was a grave social problem, disproportionately affecting African-Americans and the poor. The welfare state could be used to address crime's root cause, poverty, but was insufficient on its own; it needed to be supplemented by the penal state. Yet the existing criminal justice system was under-resourced, inefficient, inhumane, and in dire need of reform. I compare this liberal approach to three rival ideologies: abolitionism, conservative law-and-order, and libertarianism. I argue that contemporary social science supports its premises. Finally, I construct a liberal horizon for prison reform: incarceration should be safe, rehabilitative, and rare. I describe what liberal prison reform looks like, and the addressable political-economic barriers—fiscal constraints, a lack of supervisory state capacity, and the Principle of Less Eligibility—that obstruct its realization.
Author bio: Sebastian Spitz (Simon’s Rock A.A. 2014; Bard College B.A. 2017) is a legal academic and sociologist. He is pursuing a Ph.D. at Harvard University’s Sociology Department, and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard Law School. His research focuses on three questions: who commits crime, who gets punished, and how the criminal justice system can fairly and efficiently prevent crime. He uses quantitative methods to look at differential punishment and criminal offending across social categories such as gender, sexual orientation, and race. He has published in the Annual Review of Criminology and the Oxford Handbook of Comparative-Historical Sociology. Sebastian recently completed a clerkship for Judge Lawrence Kahn of the Northern District of New York, and will begin a clerkship for Judge Pierre Leval of the Second Circuit later this year.
Sponsored by: Sociology Program.
For more information, call 203-715-5019, or e-mail [email protected].
Preston Theater The Student Labor Dialogue and YDSA are hosting a screening of "Harlan County, USA," the 1976 award-winning documentary by Barbara Kopple depicting the fight of rural coalminers and their families agaisnt the power company threatening their rights. Come join us! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Campus Center North, Classroom 2 Work with Peer Mentors to make plans for your next four years at Bard! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
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.
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.
"Joshua Tree Trails" for electric guitar, percussion, and field recordings
Thursday, November 5, 2026 7:00 pm
New Annandale House
Kevin Good is a composer and percussionist based in Los Angeles. Kevin’s music explores silence, extended durations, the use of notebooks and personal experiences. His works have been featured at The Dog Star Orchestra Festival, Tapetail Live, and Music For Your Inbox. As percussionist he has performed at the Percussive Arts Society International Convention with DesoDuo, Monday Evening Concerts, PARTCH Ensemble and the Dogstar Festival and Orchestra.
He is a member of DesoDuo, a percussion duo with Katie Good dedicated to performing new and experimental works. Kevin received his Bachelor’s in Percussion Performance and Musical Composition where he studied with David Macbride, Ken Steen, Robert Carl, and Ben Toth. Kevin also holds a Masters of Fine Arts in Performer-Composer at California Institute of the Arts where he studied primarily with Michael Pisaro, Jonathan Hepfer and Laura Steenberge. His albums can be found on Edition Wandelweiser Records, Sawyer Spaces, Editions Glomar and self-released through the DesoDuo Bandcamp page. "Trails and Topographies" by DesoDuo will be released in early November 2026 on Harmonic Ooze Records. This is DesoDuo's first album of entirely original compositions written by combining score materials from both Katie and Kevin Good.
He currently teaches at Los Angeles Pierce College and Los Angeles Trade Tech College as well as Rio Hondo College.
This concert is free and open to all.Sponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
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, November 6, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
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 In their influential study Metaphors We Live By, George Lakoff and Mark Johnson argue that “our ordinary conceptual system, in terms of which we both think and act, is fundamentally metaphorical in nature.” Taking their premise as a starting point, this workshop models IWT practices to examine the metaphors that shape our thinking about writing. Should writing flow smoothly? What obstacles create writer’s block? Is there a recipe for good writing? Together, we will playfully and thoughtfully explore these formative metaphors, imagine new ones, and consider what they mean for teaching and learning to write. For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://iwt.bard.edu/online/.
Hegel at Bard: Repetition, Contigency, and Alienation
Philosophy Salon ++
Friday, November 6, 2026 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Olin Language Center, Room 115 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM: Roundtable “Hegelianism Today”. 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM: Coffee break. 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM: Bara Kolenc (University of Ljubljana): The Wrong Infinity: Hegel’s Coil Against the Cloud. 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM: Gregor Moder (University of Ljubljana): Antigone as World Historical Individual 2:45 PM - 3:00 PM: PM Coffee break 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM: Jure Simoniti (University of Ljubljana), The Infinite Lack of the Real. Žižek's Four Temporalities 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM: Archie Magno (Bard College): The Question of Form in Dialectics: between Žižek and Hegel.
[i]This event is organized within the framework of the research projects “Universality and Contingency” (J6-70235) and “The Paradox of Repetition: Towards a New Ontology” (J6-70238), as well as the research program “Philosophical Investigations” (P6-0252), funded by ARIS, the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Molecular Architecture: Shaping Tiny Scaffolds to Neutralize Toxic Threats
Tanay Kesharwani, Chemistry Program
Friday, November 6, 2026 12:00 pm
Brody Lab - Hegeman 107 Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs) are microscopic, tunable molecular sponges that chemists can custom-build to store or transform specific chemicals or gases. MOFs are incredibly useful for trapping greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide, catalyzing reactions, and storing clean hydrogen fuel. In MOFs, metals act as connectors, and long, organic molecules act as wooden sticks; together, they form a Tinkertoy for chemists. By snapping them together, scientists create minute, cage-like structures that are almost entirely made of empty space. These materials are so unbelievably porous that a single gram of MOFs can have enough internal surface area to cover more than a football field. To honor their foundational discovery and creation of these highly versatile materials, the 2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was jointly awarded to Dr. Omar M. Yaghi, Dr. Susumu Kitagawa, and Dr. Richard Robson. This talk will cover their application as powerful catalysts to chemically break down and degrade deadly chemical warfare agents like mustard gas and safely neutralize these toxic threats.Sponsored by: Physics Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
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.
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].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room Come join for the celebratin, there will be music, food, fun, and dancing! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby We're raising money for the young women we service in Kingston! Stop by the Campus Center lobby for a sweet treat! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
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.
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Works by Akari Komura, Brian Ferneyhough, and Timothy McCormack.
Michael Jones (he/they) is a percussionist and musicologist based in upstate New York. He has been described by Fanfare Magazine as a “phenomenal player” whose “restraint… carries the music through with otherworldly sounds.” His work focuses on championing new pieces of the 21st century as well as works from the 20th century avant-garde. He is particularly interested in touch, resonance, and the enchanted currents of sounding objects. He has performed at the LA Philharmonic’s Noon-to-Midnight Festival, The Ojai Music Festival, The Other Minds Festival, Monday Evening Concerts, The Dog Star Orchestra Festival, and the Hartford New Music Festival. He’s appeared in the past as a member of the William Winant Percussion Group and red fish blue fish. He regularly performs as member and co-founder of the flute/percussion duo Offscreen, with Alexander Ishov, and the piano/percussion project Duo Refracta, with Shaoai Ashley Zhang. His work can be read in Resonance: The Journal of Sound and Culture and Twentieth-Century Music. He currently serves on the faculty of Bard College and SUNY New Paltz.
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].
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.
Consulate General of Ireland, NY Please join us for our 'Citizens’ Assemblies: A Scéal of Irish Success ' First Friday Breakfast
How can ordinary citizens help shape public policy? Ireland’s experience with Citizens’ Assemblies has attracted international attention as a powerful model for informed, inclusive decision-making. Join us in conversation with Philip Lindsay, Director of the Democracy Innovation Hub at Bard College’s Hannah Arendt Center, as we explore the power of citizens assemblies in Ireland, the United States and around the world.
Bio: Philip Lindsay is the Director of the Democracy Innovation Hub at the Hannah Arendt Center. Over the past four years, he has hosted several national gatherings and trainings for elected officials and public servants to learn how to run citizens’ assemblies. These trainings, at Bard and in New York City, led to the first major use of sortition in NYC, and catalyzed a major citywide assembly in Ft. Collins, Colorado. He also organizes trainings with educators on how to bring deliberative democracy into the classroom, and hosts the Democracy Innovation Academy monthly online webinar series, which is free and open to the public.
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.
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.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Saturday, November 7, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
Stevenson Athletic Center The Men's Basketball team competes against Sarah Lawrence. Come out and support Men's Basketball! 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].
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.
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.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Sunday, November 8, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents The Catholic Mass is celebrated every Sunday at 11:30 in the Chapel of the Holy Innocents. All are welcome to join us as we listen to Scripture and the beautiful sacred music of the Bard’s Student Sunday Choir.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 845-978-6122, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214 WXBC meeting open to all who are interested in getting involved in the club! 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, November 9, 2026 1:00 pm – 2:00 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, November 9, 2026 2:00 pm – 3:00 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].
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, 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].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Looking to learn how to braid? Come join us for our braiding workshops! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, November 9, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:00 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 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.
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library We're kicking off First-Gen Week with an open mic night at Stevenson Library! Come share your experience as a first-gen college student with a poem, story, or song. You can sign up in advance, or at the event. All are welcome! Brought to you by the SCALE project, the Dean of Inclusive Excellence, and Stevenson Library. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Campus Center North, Robert Kelly Multipurpose Room On Monday, November 9th, at 5:30pm in the Robert Kelly Reading Room, writer Tara Westover will read from her work. This reading is free and open to the public.
Tara Westover is an American historian and memoirist. Her first book, Educated, was a finalist for a number of national awards, including the L.A. Times Book Prize, the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. The New York Times named Educated one of the 10 Best Books of 2018, and the American Booksellers Association voted Educated the Nonfiction Book of the Year. In 2019, Time Magazine named Westover one of the 100 Most Influential People. Westover holds a PhD in intellectual history from Trinity College, Cambridge, and in 2019 she was the Rosenthal Writer in Residence at Harvard University. In 2023, she was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Biden.
You can read more about Tara Westover's work here. Sponsored by: Written Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
CMIA - Special Silent Film Event with Live Musical Accompaniment
Monday, November 9, 2026 7:00 pm – 11:55 pm
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center
East and West (Ivan Abramson and Sidney M. Goldin, Austria, 1924, 85 minutes, Newly restored 4K Projection)* *With live presentation and discussion of an original score with piano, keyboard, and klezmer by Donald Sosin and Alicia Svigals and a discussion about film scoring
The Water Magician (Kenji Mizoguchi, 1933, 94 minutes, Digital Projection) * With recorded benshi narration
Please check https://www.bard.edu/cmia for the full schedule.Sponsored by: Center for Moving Image Arts.
A World We Share | Roger Berkowitz on Hannah Arendt and the Power of Friendship in a Broken World, with Erica Robles Anderson
Interintellect Super Salon
Monday, November 9, 2026 8:00 pm
Online Event Hannah Arendt was among the boldest and most original political philosophers of the twentieth century. She explored the conditions of being human, from reconciling the demands of society to the courage to step into political agency, even under conditions of totalitarianism.
Join us for a discussion with Roger Berkowitz about his new book, A World We Share, a bold rethinking of politics through Hannah Arendt’s life, thought, and friendships. Berkowitz argues that politics governed by an objective ideal of truth becomes cruel, coercive, and ultimately anti-political. Friendship—grounded in dialogue, respect, and plurality—offers a more humane political bond.
Arendt, a Jew in Nazi Germany, an exile in Paris and New York, and an uncompromising critic of postwar orthodoxies, survived and flourished through friendships that were intellectually intense, complicated, and morally demanding. Her circle of outsiders included Karl Jaspers, Hans Jonas, Mary McCarthy, Gershom Scholem, Heinrich Blücher, and Martin Heidegger. Together, we will reflect on the necessity of nurturing private and public friendships as the fragile but indispensable foundation of democratic life.
Roger Berkowitz is the founder and academic director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities, and professor of Politics, Philosophy, and Human Rights at Bard College. His books include The Gift of Science: Leibniz and the Modern Legal Tradition. He hosts the podcast Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz.
Erica Robles Anderson is a cultural historian and Associate Professor of Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University. Her work traces histories of American Collectivity from the postwar period to the present.
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, November 10, 2026 12:00 pm – 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, November 10, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:00 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].
Campus Center North Weekly planning meetings for TakeBackBard, combating gender-based misconduct and sexual violence on campus. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Looking at Geopolitics and Global Change from a Diplomat's Dinner Table
Presented by the Alexander Hamilton Society at Bard College
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 6:00 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 202 Join us for a conversation with Diplomate and Ambassador Donna Welton, where, using a series of anecdotes, she will discuss her experience as an Ambassador, key world events, and how they transpired in the diplomatic world since she became one in 1984. Her experience spans Japan, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, the Republic of Korea, Finland, and Afghanistan.
Co-sponsored by the Hannah Arendt Center.Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
Alexander Hamilton Society: Looking at Geopolitics and Global Change from a diplomat's dinner table
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 204 Join us for a conversation with Diplomate and Ambassador Donna Welton, where, using a series of anecdotes, she will discuss her experiences as an Ambassador, key world events and how they transpired in the diplomatic world in 1984. Her experience spans Japan, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, the Republic of Korea, Finland, and Afrghanistan. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema BELL presents a screening of Extranjera and Mataron a Pedro followed by a Q&A with the directors. Doors open at 6:30. Free admission and free Taiwanese cuisine! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 203 (Tutoring Corner) Meeting for Sui Generis editors to update the faculty adviser. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Alumni/ae Spotlight: Tomoki Park APS '19, piano, with Christine Wu, piano
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 7:00 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Bard alumnus Tomoki Park is joined by Christine Wu for a recital moving between solo piano and piano four hands. The program brings together grand contrapuntal works by Beethoven and Reger with music of spiritual reflection by Kurtág and Takemitsu. Much of the repertoire is closely connected to Peter Serkin, with whom Park studied at Bard and Wu at Yale.
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].
Online Event Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability holds online informational sessions for prospective students to learn more about graduate school options in our MBA in Sustainability and Center for Environmental Policy programs. Join us to learn about our programs directly from Director Eban Goodstein and the admissions team. There will be time for questions at the end of the session.
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, November 11, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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].
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].
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, November 11, 2026 12:00 pm – 1:00 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 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, November 11, 2026 5:30 pm – 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].
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].
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, November 11, 2026 10:00 am – 3:00 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 845-260-3092.Sponsored by: Health, Counseling, and Wellness.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Tina Escaja. From Digital to Paper (and Back): Electronic Literature and the Genealogy of a Cyberpoet
Tina Escaja University Distinguished Professor of Romance Languages, University of Vermont
Wednesday, November 11, 2026 11:30 am
Online Event Tina Escaja is a Spanish-born, U.S.-based poet, digital artist, and University Distinguished Professor of Romance Languages at the University of Vermont. Widely regarded as a pioneer of Spanish-language electronic literature, she is internationally recognized for her work at the intersection of poetry, electronic literature, performance, and technology. Her creative practice includes digital and multimedia poetry, augmented-reality projects, and Robopoem@s, a series of poem-robots.
Escaja will introduce us to her trajectory as a cyberpoet, including work created under the persona Alm@ Pérez, to explore how literature moves between digital and material forms. We will consider electronic literature not simply as writing displayed on a screen, but as an embodied, performative, and technological practice, and discuss how changing media reshape authorship, poetic language, and the boundaries of the literary.
Open to the Bard community. For further information about the event and to RSVP for the Zoom link, please contact Professor Patricia López-Gay at [email protected]. Sponsored by Spanish Studies, LAIS, and Experimental Humanities.Sponsored by: Experimental Humanities Program; LAIS Program; Spanish Studies.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Humanities, Room 102 In this session, we will share planning templates and best practices for preparedness planning.Sponsored by: Center for Civic Engagement; Institute for International Liberal Education; Office of International Student and Scholar Services.
Preston Theater Alexander Pushkin's novel in verse, Eugene Onegin, has inspired many musical, film and theatrical adaptations. This production by the renowned Lithuanian director Rimas Tuminas premiered in 2013 at the Vakhtangov Theatre in Moscow and was immediately hailed as the theatre event of the year. Presented by "Stage Russia," an American company that films and provides English subtitles for Russian theatre productions for an American audience, this version of Eugene Onegin is undoubtedly a work of art that both provokes and delights.Sponsored by: Russian/Eurasian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room BRAVE will be screening, The Hunting Ground, a critically acclaimed documentary that highlights the chronicles of the persoal stories of students who have been sexually assulted on American unversity campuses. Interweaving observational footage, expert insights and first person testimonies, the film follows survivors pursuing both their education and justice in the face of institiutional failure to respond effectively and appropriately to their reports. Following the end of the movie, BRAVE counselors will jold a short discussion to answer any questions or to discuss post-screening thoughts. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Composed by Patrick Zimmerli with libretto by Mirabelle Ordinaire (Metropolitan Opera), Letters From the Front is a new work for four voices and piano developed from letters sent by American service members and their loved ones during wartime.
Executive producer and pianist Ian Gindes teamed with artistic originator Steve Robinson alongside Zimmerli and Ordinaire to select the letters and set their words to music in honor of the 250th birthday of the United States. The performers bring to life the voices of the writers by telling their stories through songs based on letters written during one of our nation’s most crucial wars, including the American Revolution, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam, and the Gulf War.
This music is a tribute to the men and women who made the sacrifice of service over the course of 250 years. Each piece represents not only history, but also the hope that their duty was done for a greater purpose—for their families, friends, neighbors, communities, and country.
The performance includes narration written by Jeffrey Ernstoff, formerly of Radio City, who has created numerous special events and live productions for television and theater, and is staged and directed by George Cederquist of Chicago’s North Park University.
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater Composed by Patrick Zimmerli with libretto by Mirabelle Ordinaire (Metropolitan Opera), Letters From the Front is a new work for four voices and piano developed from letters sent by American service members and their loved ones during wartime.
Executive producer and pianist Ian Gindes teamed with artistic originator Steve Robinson alongside Zimmerli and Ordinaire to select the letters and set their words to music in honor of the 250th birthday of the United States. The performers bring to life the voices of the writers by telling their stories through songs based on letters written during one of our nation’s most crucial wars, including the American Revolution, the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam, and the Gulf War.
This music is a tribute to the men and women who made the sacrifice of service over the course of 250 years. Each piece represents not only history, but also the hope that their duty was done for a greater purpose—for their families, friends, neighbors, communities, and country.
The performance includes narration written by Jeffrey Ernstoff, formerly of Radio City, who has created numerous special events and live productions for television and theater, and is staged and directed by George Cederquist of Chicago’s North Park University.
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, November 12, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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 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].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, November 12, 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].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, November 12, 2026 12:30 pm – 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.
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.
Health and Counseling Services Wellness Education provides education, harm reduction, and individualized, non-clinical support to help students explore their smoking and vaping habits, set personal goals, and consider reducing or quitting.
Reach out to learn more about your options: Email: [email protected] or Phone: 845-758-7433 For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Art, Politics and Rebellion in the Sahel: A Personal View
Souleymane Badolo, Assistant Professor of Dance
Thursday, November 12, 2026 12:00 pm
Campus Center North 101 In 2014, a remarkable uprising led by young people and artists overthrew the 27-year reign of Burkina Faso’s dictatorial head of state Blaise Compaore. I participated in this movement, and will discuss its origins and the power of art as a catalyst for change. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
The DMZ as Technologized Soundscape: K-Pop & Other Sonic Entanglements in the Demilitarized Zone
Thursday, November 12, 2026 5:30 pm
Preston Theater How does sound cross the heavily militarized Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), blurring boundaries between human and machine, presence and absence, and friend and enemy? This talk explores the DMZ as a technologically mediated soundscape where political ideologies, militarized masculinities, and national identities are projected and contested. Focusing on sonic encounters such as K-pop broadcasts, it examines how sound and technology shape human experiences across one of the world's most fortified borders.
Joowon Park is Chair and Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Asian Studies Program at Skidmore College. He is the author of Belonging in a House Divided (University of California Press) and is currently working on K-pop in the DMZ and Other Transborder Crossings, a book exploring cultural and political exchanges across the Korean border.Sponsored by: Korean Studies Program and the Asian Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Roger Berkowitz, A WORLD WE SHARE: Hannah Arendt and the Power of Friendship in a Broken World
In conversation with Michelle Murray
Thursday, November 12, 2026 6:15 pm
Oblong Books, Rhinebeck Hannah Arendt (1906–1975) was known to possess a “genius for friendship.” A Jew in Nazi Germany, an exile in Paris and New York, and an uncompromising critic of postwar orthodoxies, she survived and flourished through friendships that were intellectually intense, complicated, and morally demanding. Her tribe of outsiders included thinkers as disparate as Karl Jaspers, Hans Jonas, Mary McCarthy, Gershom Scholem, Heinrich Blücher, and Martin Heidegger.
This book explores how these friendships shaped Arendt’s political thinking. Berkowitz weaves Arendt’s life, thought, and friendships into a powerful meditation on our present moment. In an age of mass loneliness, ideological certainty, and civic breakdown, A World We Share connects democracy not to consensus or moral purity but to our capacity to maintain relationships with others we do not agree with—and cannot fully understand. Roger Berkowitz is founder and academic director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and professor of Politics, Philosophy, and Human Rights at Bard College. His books include The Gift of Science: Leibniz and the Modern Legal Tradition. He also hosts the podcast Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz.
Michelle Murray is Associate Professor of Politics at Bard College and author of The Struggle for Recognition in International Relations: Status, Revisionism and Rising Powers (Oxford University Press). Her current research includes a book project on the importance of inter-state friendship in sustaining international order and a series of papers on the transformative potential of hope in international politics.
Consonants Cafe Join us at Cozy Night for treats and food to support your menstrual cycle and learn about reproductive health! 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, November 13, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
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].
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.
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].
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.
After Expertise. Art and Education in the Age of AI
Friday, November 13, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 pm
CCS Bard, Collection Teaching Gallery At a moment when artificial intelligence is reshaping debates about knowledge, creativity, labor, and judgment, this symposium seeks to move beyond familiar discussions of AI as either a tool of innovation or as bringer of the apocalypse, exploring what it does to the institutions and practices that have long organized cultural and intellectual life. Universities, museums, publishing houses, archives, research centers, and artistic communities all derive their authority from acts of judgment: selecting, interpreting, evaluating, attributing value, constructing narratives, and distinguishing significance from noise. It is precisely at this level that AI intervenes most forcefully. Bringing together artists, curators, scholars, and critics, the symposium will explore AI as a challenge to artistic authorship, the shifting relationship between generation and judgment, the politics embedded within seemingly neutral technical systems, the reconfiguration of labor, and the question of whether machine learning expands the horizons of imagination or merely automates existing forms of thought. Ultimately, the symposium proposes that the most urgent questions raised by AI are not technological but institutional, cultural, and ethical: what becomes of expertise, criticism, education, and cultural value when the production of plausible knowledge, images, and interpretations can increasingly be delegated to machines? What happens to institutions built on judgment when judgment itself becomes automated?Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Decoding LIGO Detector Data for High-precision Gravitational-wave Astronomy
Derek Davis, University of Rhode Island
Friday, November 13, 2026 12:00 pm
Brody Lab - Hegeman 107 Future observing runs with ground-based gravitational-wave interferometers promise to rapidly increase the detection rate of signals and the breadth of science we can probe with gravitational waves. However, these discoveries are often hampered by the realistic features of detector data that violate many of the core assumptions of our current data analysis methods. To address these problems, numerous techniques are employed to identify and mitigate problems in the detectors that may impact the detection or analysis of gravitational-wave signals. As the event rate grows, these procedures will also need to evolve to quickly and generically address the wide variety of problems that may impact each new signal. In this talk, I will detail the current state-of-the-art methods to characterize the performance of gravitational-wave detectors, address common data issues that impact the analysis of transient gravitational-wave signals, and explore how the field can adapt to the big data challenges on the horizon. Sponsored by: Physics Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Language Center, Room 115 Most theories of merit accept a control principle: people alike in everything they voluntarily control deserve the same assessment. I argue that the creative origination of ideas is a counterexample. Two people can share the same voluntary profile (same preparation, intentions, foresight, facilitation, selection, and execution) and still only one originates an exemplary idea. She deserves a kind of praise her counterpart does not and voluntarism cannot explain why. Its defender will call the difference mere luck. I answer that it is constitutive luck, which concerns a person's nature -- who she is -- and we rightly credit people for it. Following Kant's idea of genius as nature giving the rule to art, I argue that origination is the creator's own nature acting as her. Part of why we value creativity, I conclude, is that it reveals this part of our nature, deeper than the will, to ourselves and to one another. 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.
New Annandale House This Friday the 13h, we're feeling lucky because Media Corps member Teo Vales Torres is teaching another animation workshop! Learn to composite a scene with different moving parts (character, background, foreground). No RSVP needed. See attached for more details.
Montgomery Place Estate Join us for a nature walk at Mongomery Place. We will gather at the visitor center and go on a walk together to appreciate the forests around us. Led by Dr. So and so. For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Bard electronic music and jazz present: Chris Cochrane and Stephen Haynes (special guest: Nayland Blake)
Friday, November 13, 2026 7:00 pm
Blum Hall A quartet of Chris Cochrane (guitar), Stephen Haynes (trumpet), and Bard electronic music faculty members Dani Dobkin (synthesizer) and Matt Sargent (guitar) perform new compositions and electronic improvisations.
Bard studio arts faculty Nayland Blake will open the event with a reading.
Free and open to the public.Sponsored by: Music 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.
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.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Saturday, November 14, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Come see the first four short films made by student film club One Hour Movies! We will screen them twice, arrive at 6 or 7 PM! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
This program compares the musical styles of five Jewish composers—many of whom were Eastern European émigrés to the U.S.—writing during the explosive rise of the Jazz Age in the early 20th century. Written pre-WWI, Ignatz Waghalter’s expressive Violin Concerto exemplifies the European style before jazz took hold, while Lazare Saminsky, who was critical of the new musical form, gave us the vividly mystical triad Vigiliae. Written at the height of the Roaring Twenties in Germany, Ernst Toch’s Comedy for Orchestra in One Movement incorporates a vibrant and witty rhythmic pulse that represents the impact jazz had on the European avant-garde. Louis Gruenberg’s 1925 Jazz Suite demonstrates the marriage of jazz with the traditional classical form, which reached its pinnacle with An American in Paris by George Gershwin, an American capturing the energy of Europe through a thoroughly jazz-colored lens.
Manor Parlor Come join us for our annual Black Azz Kickback with sounds by DJ Sukii and DJ Koob! We hope to see you there! 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].
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.
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.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Sunday, November 15, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents The Catholic Mass is celebrated every Sunday at 11:30 in the Chapel of the Holy Innocents. All are welcome to join us as we listen to Scripture and the beautiful sacred music of the Bard’s Student Sunday Choir.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 845-978-6122, or e-mail [email protected].
Applications are Open for the Civic Engagement Fellowship
Sunday, November 15, 2026
Online Event The GHEA21 Civic Engagement Fellowship is a one-year program for undergraduate students in the GHEA21 network. Each year, about 40 student Fellows are selected to participate. Program Structure • Fellows take part in 12 online, interactive workshops: • 6 workshops before the in-person conference • 6 workshops after the conference • Fellows also attend a one-week, in-person conference, held halfway through the fellowship. • Students with travel restrictions are strongly encouraged to apply! Every year, we host a concurrent online conference happening alongside the in-person conference. Travel should not be a barrier to participation. Who Is Selected The fellowship cohort includes 40 undergraduate students who: • Are enrolled at a GHEA21 partner institution • Have previously participated in the GHEA21 network, such as through online courses or workshops • Have shown leadership in community-based civic engagement projects and are currently leading their own community-based project • Will be enrolled at their institution for the 27-28 academic year and plan on continuing to lead their project What Participants Do • Join structured online learning sessions • Receive mentorship • Work on hands-on project development • Participate in leadership training • Practice facilitation by leading workshops
At the end of the fellowship year, there will be an online conference open to the entire GHEA21 network, where participants can share their work and reflect on what they learned.
SUMMER CONFERENCE LOCATION: Accra, Ghana at Ashesi University SUMMER CONFERENCE DATES: June 11 or 12 (arrival) - June 18 or June 19 (departure) *Reserve June 11 and June 19-20 as extended travel days.
This program compares the musical styles of five Jewish composers—many of whom were Eastern European émigrés to the U.S.—writing during the explosive rise of the Jazz Age in the early 20th century. Written pre-WWI, Ignatz Waghalter’s expressive Violin Concerto exemplifies the European style before jazz took hold, while Lazare Saminsky, who was critical of the new musical form, gave us the vividly mystical triad Vigiliae. Written at the height of the Roaring Twenties in Germany, Ernst Toch’s Comedy for Orchestra in One Movement incorporates a vibrant and witty rhythmic pulse that represents the impact jazz had on the European avant-garde. Louis Gruenberg’s 1925 Jazz Suite demonstrates the marriage of jazz with the traditional classical form, which reached its pinnacle with An American in Paris by George Gershwin, an American capturing the energy of Europe through a thoroughly jazz-colored lens.
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, November 16, 2026 1:00 pm – 2:00 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, November 16, 2026 2:00 pm – 3:00 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].
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, 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].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Looking to learn how to braid? Come join us for our braiding workshops! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, November 16, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:00 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 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.
The Difficulties in Transmission: Arendt with Benjamin across the Atlantic
A Lunchtime Talk with Visiting Scholar Silvia Lorusso
Monday, November 16, 2026 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Arendt Center Silvia Lorusso is a PhD candidate at Sapienza University of Rome, where she pursues a research on the plural temporalities of Tradition and Revolution under the lens of Hannah Arendt’s encounter with Walter Benjamin’s thought and work.
Focusing on Arendt’s role in the transmission of Benjamin’s work across the Atlantic, her project questions the limits of “transmissibility” of the past throughout material destruction, loss, oblivion and the resurgence of possibilities for political change.
As Arendt notably says in the portrait of his friend, “Walter Benjamin knew that the break in tradition and the loss of authority which occurred in his lifetime were irreparable, and he concluded that he had to discover new ways of dealing with the past” (Illuminations, 38).
Illuminated by Benjamin’s critique of mainstream historiography, Arendt’s historical analysis and diagnosis of the break of tradition – together with the idea of the “lost treasures” of revolutionary modernity – is confronted with the problem of the relations of oppression underpinning the patrilineal constitution of heritage, legacy and culture.
At the same time, Benjamin’s weak messianism takes on a new form within the temporal tension that runs through Arendt’s conception of natality, as an earth-bound condition and a capacity for unexpected ruptures, which enters in the historical matter of the world and clashes with the problem of enduring political institutions.
During her research at the Collection of Arendt’s Personal Library, Silvia is researching on the Benjamin’s constellation of sources, combining biographical references with broader reflections on literature, critique and politics. Furthermore, she is particularly dwelling on the sources from the 1960s on slavery and oppression that help to clarify Arendt’s critical historiography of modern revolutions in the transatlantic context and her understanding of violence.
MES Fall Film Series Screening: Boy From Heaven (2022)
Monday, November 16, 2026 6:00 pm
Preston Theater Spy thrillers are a dime a dozen. Rarer is encountering one set in an Egyptian mosque, much less al-Azhar, one of the most significant mosques in Islamic history and home to the grand imam, the highest-ranking Muslim leader in Egypt. Tarik Saleh’s Boy From Heaven embraces both realities. The film won best screenplay at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. It could not be filmed in Egypt due to Saleh’s forced exile after running up against government censors when filming The Nile Hilton Incident. Intrigue, timely political commentary, and debate and contestation within a tradition invite discussion on religious authority, power, and intellectual disagreement.Sponsored by: Middle Eastern Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
How to Find a Job in Sustainability: Build Connections That Matter
Monday, November 16, 2026 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Online Event Build the connections that lead to impact. Join our free webinar to learn networking strategies for landing a sustainability job.
Are you ready to transform your passion for sustainability into a thriving, purpose-driven career?
In today’s evolving job market, your network is your most powerful tool. Join us for a free webinar focused on how to build meaningful connections that open doors to sustainability careers in business, advocacy, non-profits, government agencies and educational organizations. Learn how to identify the right people, start authentic conversations, and turn those relationships into real opportunities.
Led by Dr. Eban Goodstein, Director of the Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability, this session will give you practical strategies to expand your network and translate it into career success. You’ll also have a chance to ask questions during a live Q&A.
What You’ll Gain:
Inspiration and Direction: Discover pathways to impactful sustainability careers
Expert Guidance: Learn effective networking techniques from a leading sustainability educator
Actionable Strategies: Leave with a clear plan to strengthen your connections and advance your job search
This webinar is ideal for professionals eager to pivot or grow, recent graduates entering the workforce, and students planning their next move in sustainability.
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, November 17, 2026 12:00 pm – 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, November 17, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:00 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].
Campus Center North Weekly planning meetings for TakeBackBard, combating gender-based misconduct and sexual violence on campus. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Tune in to WAMC Northeast Public Radio on Tuesday, November 17th, from 9-11a, when Roger Berkowitz join The Roundtable. Listen live at www.wamc.org/the-roundtableSponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
Guest Artist Recital & Masterclass: János Balázs, piano
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 5:00 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space “If you have heard János Balázs perform, you must have experienced a compelling and completely unique concert. He renders a 21st-century interpretation of classical music with spell-binding and superior technic and has a singular knack for capturing the audience. By doing so, he blurs the distance between the performer and his listener. His thematically unparallelled concerts and programme repertoire reach out to crowds – also the younger generations-, which he undertakes solely for the popularisation of classical music.”
He is keen to demonstrate his improvisation skills in various areas beyond the classical stage, such as jazz, world music, or folk music, which is always imbued with classical music’s values and the 20th-century tradition of improvision.
Music critiques highlight the delicacy and diverse colours of his piano playing, his unlimited dynamic scale and his fascinating virtuosity. Attending János Balázs’ concerts is a genuine time travel, as he evokes with full force the intimate ambience of the composers and pianists of the so-called 19th century golden age, like Franz Liszt or Frédéric Chopin.
He is a returning artist of the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, the Tchaikovsky Conservatory, Moscow, the Cologne Philharmonic, the Liszt Academy and MüPa in Budapest. He has given celebrated concerts on the stages of the Cité de la Musique, Palau de Musica, Barbican Centre, Wiener Konzerthaus and the Royal Conservatory. He collaborated with such famed orchestras and conductors as Charles Dutoit, Gábor Takács-Nagy, Peter Eötvös, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Iván Fischer, the Royal Concertgebouworkest, Mikko Franck and the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France.
János Balázs is a born soloist who also received the ECHO (European Concert Hall Organisation) Rising Star “Artist of the Season” Award. He is well able to hold the attention of the audience by himself. Nonetheless, chamber music also plays a central role in his art, where he can delight his listeners with glamorous, sparkling and out-of-the-box performances alongside friends of a similar mindset and orientation, such as Mischa Maisky, Vadim Repin, or Jose Cura.
As a graduate of the Budapest-based Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music, János Balázs finds it crucial to pass on Liszt’s tradition to future musicians. Some major universities of the world have taken notice of this mission of his, and he has been invited by the Canadian McGill University, the Shenyang Conservatory of Music, the Hanoi Conservatory of Music, the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, and the Accademia Internazionale per l’alta formazione Rome, to give masterclasses. He was also appointed associate professor of the Liszt Academy.
In 2016, János Balázs founded the György Cziffra Festival, which he dedicated to the conservation and care of the intellectual and musical legacy of his role model, György Cziffra. The festival has risen to one of the most high-ranking classical music festivals in Hungary; with its diversity of genres and the kind participation of international guest artists, it is an unmatched colour on the palette of the Hungarian culture scene.
2021, the 100th birthday of the legendary Hungarian pianist György Cziffra was declared an official memorial year by the Hungarian Government, with János Balázs as its artistic director. In collaboration with Unesco, within the framework of the memorial year 2021/2022, over 150 events took place in the most auspicious concert halls of 45 cities of 17 Asian and European countries with more than a hundred performers, such as Martha Argerich, Mischa Maisky, Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Arcadi Volodos, and Vadim Repin
János Balázs is an awardee of nearly all professional and state accolades. He is so far the youngest recipient of the prestigious Kossuth Prize, and as such, he is in the same league as musicians like György Ligeti, György Kurtág, András Schiff or Iván Fischer. His Young Steinway Artist title and the accolade of the State of Poland stand out from his international awards, the latter being conferred upon him for the performance of Frédéric Chopin’s complete works. Since 2023 he has been member of the Hungarian Academy of Arts. In 2022, his album ImprovisArt won the first prize and the audience prize of the Music International Grand Prix in New York, and he was jury member of the Long-Thibaud Competition.
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].
What's Khúl in Lakota and Yiddish: Woolowan (Symbols) and Vernacular Music in Two Cultures
Alicia Svigals and Suzanne Kite
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 5:30 pm
Olin Humanities, Room 102 Improvising with symbols from Lakota and Yiddish culture, Kite and Svigals will discuss and perform a series of symbols on violin.Sponsored by: Jewish Studies Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Studio Art Visiting Artist Series Janine Antoni & Olivia McLeod
Tuesday, November 17, 2026 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema Please join us for our fourth Visiting Artist Lecture of Fall 2026: Janine Antoni in conversation with Olivia McLeod '23
Janine Antoni was born in Freeport, Bahamas. She received her BA from Sarah Lawrence College in New York, and earned her MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1989. Antoni is known for her unusual processes, using her body as both a tool and a source of meaning within the conceptual framework of her practice. Antoni’s early methods involved transforming unique materials such as chocolate and soap through habitual, everyday processes like bathing, eating and sleeping to create sculptural works and installations. By way of her body of work, Antoni carefully articulates her relationship to the world, giving rise to emotional states that are felt in and through the senses. In each piece, no matter the medium or image, a conveyed physicality is meant to speak directly to the viewer’s body.
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].
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, November 18, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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].
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].
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, November 18, 2026 12:00 pm – 1:00 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 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, November 18, 2026 5:30 pm – 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].
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].
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].
Barringer House Learn about summer internship possibilities with the Bard Center for the Study of Hate! Previous students have interned with Southern Poverty Law Center, PEN America, Catalyst Montana, Institute for Research and Education on Human Rights, Documented NY, Eradicate Hate Global Summit, Scholars at Risk, International Rescue Committee, Institute for Strategic Dialogue, Migration Matters, and more! Sponsored by: Human Rights Project.
Dialogue and Deliberation: Advocating for Democracy
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Online Event The question we are asking is: What is democracy and how do we advocate to strengthen it? These virtual dialogue sessions on November 18 & December 16 1-2:30 p.m. EST will highlight basic concepts of dialogue and deliberation as we identify those principles of democracy that we hold dear. The processes of dialogue and deliberative democracy align with Arendt's concept of the political, where everyone is seen and heard. In dialogue the purpose is communication itself, in deliberation, the group must come together to make judgments. By creating political spaces in which we can continue to discover, define, and practice democracy, especially in this historical moment, we embody Arendt’s conviction that it is possible to share a common world and to make judgments for the common good.
Sign up by contacting Susan Oberman: [email protected]Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
Stevenson Library Whether you're looking to polish an existing resume or create one from scratch, we will provide personalized feedback, helpful tips, and firsthand guidance. Bring your laptop and let's get started!
Snacks & Light Beverages!
Need support finding an opportunity? Prefer to schedule a 1:1 advising appointment? Email [email protected] For more information, call 845-758-7539, or e-mail [email protected].
Chace Series: Workers of Art Documentary Screening
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
Bard NYC What if paying artists changed everything? "Workers of Art" is Blowback Productions' new film that takes a vivid look at how investing in creative labor reshapes our society. History reveals: when artists are resourced, communities thrive; when they're not, everyone loses. The film is a rallying cry for a new public imagination and why our future depends on it. Funding artists is not just a luxury; it's a vital civic need.Sponsored by: Bard NYC.
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, November 19, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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 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].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, November 19, 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].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, November 19, 2026 12:30 pm – 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.
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.
Health and Counseling Services Wellness Education provides education, harm reduction, and individualized, non-clinical support to help students explore their smoking and vaping habits, set personal goals, and consider reducing or quitting.
Reach out to learn more about your options: Email: [email protected] or Phone: 845-758-7433 For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Campus Center North Do you enjoy body art like henna, nails, lashes and more? Join OSA as we fall into some self care and wellness! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Whiteness Hurts Society: How Whiteness Shapes Mental, Physical, and Social Health Outcomes
H. Shellae Versey, Fordham University
Thursday, November 19, 2026 4:00 pm
Preston Theater Calls to integrate Critical Race Theory (CRT) into research are not new, yet the framework has been less utilized among psychologists. This presentation bridges research from social psychology, critical race theory, and public health to highlight how confronting whiteness can assist psychologists’ capacity to effectively study and address health and social issues. We define whiteness as a racialized social system and a set of beliefs that uphold White American social supremacy and the oppression of populations of color. Building on this argument and the Whiteness and Health framework (Malat et al., 2018), we examine case studies where whiteness is embedded and reproduced through nation-state ideology (e.g., gun rights, Christian nationalism), policy, and practice in ways that harm well- being and population health overall. In documenting the negative effects of whiteness on health, we aim to illustrate how CRT can be used to guide and advance psychological research. In doing so, we encourage disinvestment from white supremacy in our field and academe broadly alongside frank conversations that center the realities of inequity (both in society and in systems of knowledge production) sustained by power and privilege. Understanding how whiteness operates will aid the development of interventions and policies that reduce unequities that results from whiteness and the enduring nature of racism.
H. Shellae Versey, PhD, MPH: H. Shellae Versey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at Fordham University. Her research interests include gentrification and displacement, health inequity, urban aging, and intersections between gender, class, and race.Sponsored by: Psychology Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Book Launch: Train of Life by Dr. Sayed Jafar Ahamdi
Thursday, November 19, 2026 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library Please join us to celebrate the publication of Train of Life: A Story of Grief Counseling and Writing for Recovery by Bard psychology research scholar Sayed Jafar Ahmadi, Ph.D. Dr. Ahmadi is a psychology researcher whose work focuses on trauma recovery and the mental health of young people and communities affected by war and displacement. He is a Research Scholar at Bard College, a Visiting Scholar at The New School, and an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at Monash University. Over more than two decades, he has contributed to psychology education, research, and humanitarian programs in Afghanistan and other countries. In 2024, he received the American Psychological Association’s International Humanitarian Award. In his book, Train of Life: A Story of Grief Counseling and Writing for Recovery, he uses a story to explain the writing-for-recovery approach, offering guidance for readers coping with grief and for mental health professionals supporting people through loss.
This event is cosponsored by Stevenson Library, Office of the Dean of Inclusive Excellence, Institute for International Liberal Education, GHEA21, Center for Civic Engagement, the Bard Psychology and Human Rights programs, and the Bard Counselling office. Light refreshments will be served. 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, November 20, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
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].
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.
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].
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.
Brody Lab - Hegeman 107 Many theories and measurements have contributed to our knowledge of planetary interiors. These include observations of planetary motions, gravitational and magnetic fields, elastic vibrations, modeling of heat transport, chemical stability, and solar wind. This talk will review current known and unknown interior compositions and properties of the planets comprising our solar system, emphasizing results obtained from seismic, magnetic, and gravitational modeling. Sponsored by: Physics Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space This concert is a part of the Conservatory’s Chamber Music Program, which all instrumental and studio faculty support through their generous coaching and mentorship. Please note that the start and end time of this event are subject to change.
Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube ChannelSponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Savory Sessions, Korean Cultural Club, and Bard Activities Team: Cultural Friendsgiving
Friday, November 20, 2026 8:00 pm – 1:00 am
Manor Parlor Cultural Cooking Workshop that would lead in to an afterparty emulating the ISO cultural performance show. Feel free to sign up to join for open mic, and you can bring you club for a cultural performance and showcase your culture or an piece of art you would like to share. 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.
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.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Saturday, November 21, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space This concert is a part of the Conservatory’s Chamber Music Program, which all instrumental and studio faculty support through their generous coaching and mentorship. Please note that the start and end time of this event are subject to change.
Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube ChannelSponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room Come to MPR for a community meal, brought to you by the clubs of Bard! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Kline Commons The International Student Oragnization is organizing its annual food fair on Novemebr 21st, bringing various cuisines and flavors from local and international restaurants for the Bard student body. There will be student performances representing Puerto Rican and South Korean k-pop dances. Come join us, we'd be happy to see you there! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
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].
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.
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.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Sunday, November 22, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents The Catholic Mass is celebrated every Sunday at 11:30 in the Chapel of the Holy Innocents. All are welcome to join us as we listen to Scripture and the beautiful sacred music of the Bard’s Student Sunday Choir.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 845-978-6122, or e-mail [email protected].
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, November 23, 2026 1:00 pm – 2:00 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, November 23, 2026 2:00 pm – 3:00 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].
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, 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].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Looking to learn how to braid? Come join us for our braiding workshops! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, November 23, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:00 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 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.
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].
Please join the Bard College Community Orchestra for its Fall Concert featuring selections from Beethoven’s Creatures of Prometheus and Brahms’s Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major with conservatory faculty Ryan McCullough. Admission is free, and all are welcome to attend!
The Bard College Community Orchestra is a diverse group of players, including students from the Bard College Music Department and from the Bard College Conservatory of Music, faculty and staff from Bard, local high school players, and community members of the wider Hudson Valley Community. The orchestra is a full symphony orchestra and plays a variety of repertoire.
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, November 24, 2026 12:00 pm – 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, November 24, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:00 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].
Campus Center North Weekly planning meetings for TakeBackBard, combating gender-based misconduct and sexual violence on campus. 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, November 25, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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].
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].
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, November 25, 2026 12:00 pm – 1:00 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 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, November 25, 2026 5:30 pm – 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].
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].
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, November 26, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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 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].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, November 26, 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].
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, November 26, 2026 12:30 pm – 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.
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.
Health and Counseling Services Wellness Education provides education, harm reduction, and individualized, non-clinical support to help students explore their smoking and vaping habits, set personal goals, and consider reducing or quitting.
Reach out to learn more about your options: Email: [email protected] or Phone: 845-758-7433 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, November 27, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
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].
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.
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].
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.
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.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Saturday, November 28, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
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].
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.
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.
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Sunday, November 29, 2026 11:00 am – 5:00 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.
Chapel of the Holy Innocents The Catholic Mass is celebrated every Sunday at 11:30 in the Chapel of the Holy Innocents. All are welcome to join us as we listen to Scripture and the beautiful sacred music of the Bard’s Student Sunday Choir.Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 845-978-6122, or e-mail [email protected].
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, November 30, 2026 1:00 pm – 2:00 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, November 30, 2026 2:00 pm – 3:00 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].
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, 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].
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203 Looking to learn how to braid? Come join us for our braiding workshops! For more information, call 845-758-6822.
Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, November 30, 2026 6:00 pm – 7:00 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 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.
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