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Events for February 2026

Make Our Garden Grow: Desire and Disruption at the Opera: Undergraduate Opera Workshop
Sunday, February 1, 2026
Fisher Center, LUMA Theater, 2–3 pm

Faculty Spotlight Series: Peter Wiley, cello, with guest artist Anna Polonsky, piano
Sunday, February 1, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 4 pm

The Carbonauts: Bard Sustainability Sips CSE 206 (NYC)
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Lutron NY Residential Experience Center, 6–9 pm

AI, Sustainability and Jobs: Navigating the Changing Career Landscape
Monday, February 9, 2026
Online Event, 7–8:30 pm

“The Only Hindu Lawyer in the United States:” Sakharam Ganesh Pandit and the Afterlives of US vs Thind: Janna E. Haider, MA, PhD, Visiting Assistant Teaching Professor, Department of History, Loyola University Maryland
Monday, February 2, 2026
Olin Humanities, Room 102, 5 pm

Study Abroad 101 (ATTENTION SOPHOMORES!): WONDERING HOW STUDY ABROAD WORKS AT BARD? Come to this session and all will be revealed!
Monday, February 2, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge, 5–6 pm

Registration for Spring 2026 Online Courses
Monday, February 2, 2026
Online Event

Study Abroad 101 (ATTENTION SOPHOMORES!): WONDERING HOW STUDY ABROAD WORKS AT BARD? Come to this session and all will be revealed!
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, George Ball Lounge, 12–1 pm

Sasha Wortzel, Artist Talk: For those of us who live at the shoreline
Tuesday, February 3, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema, 5:30–7 pm

Study Away Returnee Gathering
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, 1:30–2:30 pm

Hands On: Social Psychology Trivia Game TANGO: Bard Center for the Study of Hate
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Online Event, 3–4 pm

Landscapes of Home: A Colonia History of America’s Borderlands: Bobby Cervantes, Junior Fellow, Harvard Society of Fellows
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Olin Humanities, Room 102, 5–6:30 pm

Author Visit: Nikkya Hargrove '05: !n conversation with Miguel A. Castillo Jr.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Stevenson Library, 5–7:30 pm

Author Visit: Nikkya Hargrove '05: !n conversation with Miguel A. Castillo Jr. about Mama: A Queer, Black Woman's Story of a Family Lost and Found
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, First Floor, 5:30–7 pm

Student Recital: Jessica Ward, viola
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Bard Hall, 7 pm

Narcotics Anonymous Meeting
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Olin Language Center, Room 115, 7:30–8:30 pm

Drop/Add Period Ends at 5 p.m. Moderation Short Papers Due for students moderating in the spring semester
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Bard College Campus

Bard For The Many Training
Thursday, February 5, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Red Room 203, 6–8 pm

Levy Graduate Programs in Economics Info Session: Learn more about applying to Levy with Thomas Masterson, graduate program director, and Tyler Emerson, outreach and recruitment liaison.
Friday, February 6, 2026
Online Event, 12–1 pm

The Art of Science Communication: Aylin Woodward, Science Journalist
Friday, February 6, 2026
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium, 12 pm

Between Labor and Power: Race, Electricity, and Utility Work in the 20th Century United States: Dr. Trish Kahle, GU-Q Assistant Professor of History, Georgetown University, Qatar
Friday, February 6, 2026
Olin Humanities, Room 102, 1:30–2:30 pm

Spring Fling Committee: Weekly Meeting
Friday, February 6, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214, 1:30–2:30 pm

Dialogue and Deliberation: Advocating For Democracy: Part II: Advocating for Democracy
Friday, February 6, 2026
Arendt Center, 2–5 pm

Graduate Degree Recital: Kuang Zhou, viola
Friday, February 6, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 2 pm

2026 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony Watch Party with the IILE, CCE, and Circolo Italiano
Friday, February 6, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema, 2–5 pm

Sunrise Movement Teach-in
Friday, February 6, 2026
Olin Humanities, Room 101, 3–4:30 pm

Farm Apprenticeship Info Session : With Anne Saxelby Legacy Fund
Friday, February 6, 2026
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium, 4–5 pm

Women's Basketball vs. Vassar (Pride Night)
Friday, February 6, 2026
Stevenson Athletic Center, 5:30 pm

Men's Basketball vs. Vassar (Alumni & Inclusive Excellence Weekend)
Friday, February 6, 2026
Stevenson Athletic Center, 7:30 pm

Election@Bard: Write to your Representative
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Kline Commons, 10 am – 6 pm

Women's Basketball vs. Skidmore (Inclusive Excellence Weekend)
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Stevenson Athletic Center, 1 pm

Kingdom of the Steel-Toed Salamanders (First Meeting)
Saturday, February 7, 2026
North Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, 3–6 pm

Men's Basketball vs. Skidmore (Alumni & Inclusive Excellence Weekend)
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Stevenson Athletic Center, 4 pm

Stravinsky, Cage, and C.P.E. Bach
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, 7–9 pm

Undergraduate Degree Recital: Andrew Altrock, piano
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7:30 pm

Root Cellar: Bridgid Hart Show
Saturday, February 7, 2026
Root Cellar, 8:30–10:30 pm

Stravinsky, Cage, and C.P.E. Bach
Sunday, February 8, 2026
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, 2–4 pm

Nature of Nature: Biodiversity in the Hudson Valley: Film Screening and Panel Discussion
Sunday, February 8, 2026
Olin Auditorium, 3:30–5 pm

BELL: El Benito Bowl: Boricuas en La Luna
Sunday, February 8, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema, 6:30–11 pm

Undergraduate Degree Recital: Maggie Yang, mezzo-soprano
Sunday, February 8, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7:30 pm

LASO X Gilson Place: Big Game Watch Party
Sunday, February 8, 2026
Gilson Place, 8–11 pm

Out of the Past and into the Present: On Reading and Writing Hebrew Literature, Then and Now: Discussants: Ruby Namdar, Novelist (LABA). Professor Haim Weiss, Ben Gurion University. Facilitated by Professor Shai Secunda, Bard College
Monday, February 9, 2026
Olin Humanities, Room 102, 5 pm

Bard Data Analytics Workshop with Till Porrmann: Playful Planning: A non-technical introduction to linear programming
Monday, February 9, 2026
RKC 111, 5 pm

A Reading with DM Aderibigbe
Monday, February 9, 2026
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium, 5:30 pm

Berlin Theater Intensive Zoom Info Session
Monday, February 9, 2026
Online Event, 6–7 pm

Berlin Summer Studio Zoom Info Session
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Online Event, 4–5 pm

Pizza and Senior Project Help at the Library
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, First Floor, 5–7 pm

Bard GPS - Online Information Session
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Online Event, 7–8 pm

Election@Bard: Valentine's Day Tabling
Wednesday, February 11, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby, 1:30–4:30 pm

Resume Table @ The Stevenson Library
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, 1–2 pm

A.C.C.E.S.S @ Bard: Bi-Weekly Meetings: Accessible College Campus Emergency Safety Supplies
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214, 7–8 pm

Albertine French Film Festival: Disco Boy
Thursday, February 12, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema, 7:30 pm

Mechanical Intelligence in Small-Scale Living and Synthetic Machines: Elio Challita, Harvard University
Friday, February 13, 2026
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium, 12 pm

Women's Basketball vs. Ithaca
Friday, February 13, 2026
Stevenson Athletic Center, 5:30 pm

Root Cellar: Bard Black Arts Musicians, Jam Session, & Mixer!
Friday, February 13, 2026
Root Cellar, 6–8 pm

Bard Herbivores: Valentines Day Party
Friday, February 13, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214, 7–9 pm

Men's Basketball vs. Ithaca
Friday, February 13, 2026
Stevenson Athletic Center, 7:30 pm

Women's Basketball vs. Union (Senior Day)
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Stevenson Athletic Center, 2 pm

The Sound of Spring: A Chinese New Year Concert with The Orchestra Now
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, 3–4 pm

Men's Basketball vs. Union
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Stevenson Athletic Center, 4 pm

Faculty Spotlight Series: Teresa Buchholz, mezzo-soprano and Kayo Iwama, piano
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7 pm

Third Year Recital: Elizabeth Bennett, flute
Sunday, February 15, 2026
Olin Hall, 2 pm

CSO: New Years Celebration
Sunday, February 15, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, 6–9 pm

Understanding the Literature Review
Monday, February 16, 2026
Olin Language Center, Room 115, 5–6:15 pm

Political Not Technical: Computing Technology and the Genealogical Method: Brian Jordan Jefferson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Monday, February 16, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema, 5 pm

Ambitious Artist's Salon
Monday, February 16, 2026
Barringer House, 8–10:30 pm

Making A Difference with a Legal Career: Bardians in Law Alumni/ae Panel and Student Q&A
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Online Event, 6–7 pm

Men's Volleyball vs. Hunter
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
Stevenson Athletic Center, 7 pm

Democracy Innovation Academy: Can Democracy Evolve?: A Monthly Series with the Democracy Innovation Hub
Wednesday, February 18, 2026
Online Event, 1 pm

Resume Table @ The Stevenson Library
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, 2–3 pm

Library Takeover! : Fun & games in the library!
Thursday, February 19, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, 5–7 pm

Engaging Undergraduates in Herpetological Research: Field Studies in the Northeastern US and Montserrat, West Indies
Friday, February 20, 2026
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium, 12 pm

Call for Course Proposals for Summer 2026 and Academic Year 2026-2027
Friday, February 20, 2026
Online Event

Men's Volleyball vs. Wilkes
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Stevenson Athletic Center, 12 pm

Men's Volleyball vs. Mt Aloysius
Saturday, February 21, 2026
Stevenson Athletic Center, 4 pm

BUMP: 2015 Fest
Saturday, February 21, 2026
SMOG, 8 pm – 12 am

Noon Concert Series
Monday, February 23, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 12–1 pm

Rome's Jewish Queen: the Story of Berenice: Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion; Director, Institute of Advanced Theology
Monday, February 23, 2026
Bard Hall, 12:30–1:30 pm

Talk by Abir Saksouk (Public Works Studio)
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Online Event, 12–1:30 pm

Men's Volleyball vs. Elms
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Stevenson Athletic Center, 6 pm

Courage to Be Dinner Lectures: Limina Grace Harmon, New Connexions United Methodist Church / Ulster County Legislature
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Blithewood, 6 pm

Late Drop Period Ends - Pass/Fail/D Grading Option Deadline
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Bard College Campus

A.C.C.E.S.S @ Bard: Bi-Weekly Meetings: Accessible College Campus Emergency Safety Supplies
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Yellow Room 214, 7–8 pm

Albertine French Film Festival: Dahomey
Thursday, February 26, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema, 7:30 pm

Conservation Museomics: The Role of Museums for Innovation in Conservation Biology
Friday, February 27, 2026
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium, 12 pm

Bard in Berlin CDO Drop-In Hours Spring 2026
Friday, February 27, 2026
CDO, 1–3 pm

Alumni/ae Spotlight Series: Rosemary Nelis, viola
Friday, February 27, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7:30 pm

DataCamp Access for GHEA21 Students and Staff
Friday, February 27, 2026
Online Event

Men's Volleyball vs. Curry
Saturday, February 28, 2026
Stevenson Athletic Center, 12 pm

Faculty Spotlight Series: Raman Ramakrishnan, cello, with guest artist Thomas Sauer, piano
Saturday, February 28, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 4 pm

Men's Volleyball vs. Gallaudet
Saturday, February 28, 2026
Stevenson Athletic Center, 4 pm

Women's Lacrosse vs. Anna Maria
Saturday, February 28, 2026
Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer Complex, 6 pm

Ongoing Events:

HIIT Fit Class with Chantel & Laurie
Monday, June 2, 2025 – Friday, May 22, 2026

Align and Flow Yoga with Barbara
Monday, June 2, 2025 – Monday, May 18, 2026

Power Yoga with Sarah
Tuesday, June 3, 2025 – Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Align and Flow Yoga with Barbara
Wednesday, June 4, 2025 – Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory and Policy Applications Are Open!: Deadlines: Early Decision on January 15th & Regular Decision on April 15th
Monday, September 1, 2025 – Wednesday, April 15, 2026

Cooking and Baking for Shabbat
Thursday, September 4, 2025 – Thursday, May 14, 2026

Christian/Episcopal Sunday Service: Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown
Sunday, September 7, 2025 – Saturday, May 16, 2026

Sunday Mass
Sunday, September 7, 2025 – Sunday, May 17, 2026

Acupuncture @Bard : With Dr. Sarah Heslip Many insurance plans are accepted Inquire about discounted rates for students, faculty, and staff
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 – Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Spin Bike Class with Laurie
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 – Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Acupuncture @ Bard : with Phillip Brown
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 – Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Wellness and Self-Care Coaching : Individualized 1-1 Sessions
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 – Wednesday, May 20, 2026

On Demand Yoga : with Exhale to Inhale
Wednesday, September 10, 2025 – Saturday, May 16, 2026

Meet Your Peer Health Student Resource Coordinators : 2nd and 4th Thursday at the Campus Center Lobby
Thursday, September 11, 2025 – Thursday, May 7, 2026

Shabbat
Friday, September 12, 2025 – Friday, May 15, 2026

Quiet Time
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 – Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Chaplaincy Study Group
Friday, September 26, 2025 – Friday, May 15, 2026

Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Biology Study Room
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 – Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Chemistry Study Room
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 – Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Bard Quantitative Literacy Program Computer Science
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 – Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Economics Study Room
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 – Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Bard Quantitative Literacy Program: Mathematics Study Room
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 – Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Bard Quantitative Program: Physics Study Room
Wednesday, October 1, 2025 – Tuesday, May 12, 2026

FreeUse Volunteer Days: Sunday 12-1pm while classes are in session.
Sunday, November 23, 2025 – Sunday, May 17, 2026

When Attitudes Take Form
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 – Sunday, February 22, 2026

From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 – Sunday, February 22, 2026

Spanish Table: Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Monday, January 26, 2026 – Monday, May 11, 2026

Italian Table: Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 – Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Arabic Table : Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 – Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Jewish Languages Table: Please join us weekly and stay as long as you like.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 – Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Korean Table: Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026 – Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Japanese Table: Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 – Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Chinese Table: Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 – Wednesday, May 13, 2026

German Table: Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 – Wednesday, May 13, 2026

French Table: Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, January 29, 2026 – Thursday, May 14, 2026

Russian Table: Please join us weekly. Stay for as long as you like.
Thursday, January 29, 2026 – Thursday, May 7, 2026

Music Listening Lounge Hangout with Jeremy Hall
Friday, January 30, 2026 – Friday, February 27, 2026

Shut Up & Sproj
Friday, January 30, 2026 – Friday, April 24, 2026

Learning Commons Tutoring and Bard Writing Support: The Bard Learning Commons
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 – Monday, May 18, 2026

Student Labor Dialogue Weekly Meeting
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 – Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Center for Indigenous Studies Office Hours
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 – Wednesday, May 13, 2026

90s Female Singer Songwriters: Weekly Meeting
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 – Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Sunrise Movement Weekly Meetings
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 – Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Bard Parsha Circle
Friday, February 6, 2026 – Friday, May 15, 2026

New Kinds of Attention: February 6, 7, 27, and March 6: Sign up for one or more workshop dates!
Friday, February 6, 2026 – Friday, March 6, 2026

The Bard Observer Weekly Meetings
Friday, February 6, 2026 – Friday, May 15, 2026

Bard Games Weekly Meeting
Friday, February 6, 2026 – Friday, May 15, 2026

Pilates with Sofia
Thursday, February 12, 2026 – Thursday, May 21, 2026

Bard For The Many Weekly Meetings
Thursday, February 12, 2026 – Thursday, May 14, 2026

Virtual Reading Group
Friday, February 13, 2026 – Friday, March 13, 2026

all events are subject to change