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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Wednesday, July 2, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Wednesday, July 2, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupWednesday, July 2, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightWednesday, July 2, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm

All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Thursday, July 3, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Thursday, July 3, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Bard Farm Stand

Thursday, July 3, 2025
12–5 pm

Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.; Gilson Place
A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat, eggs, and honey are available. We accept cash and credit card payment methods!

Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.

Sign Up for the Bard Farm Newsletter!Sponsored by: Bard Farm.

For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
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  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupThursday, July 3, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightThursday, July 3, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 12–5 pm Bard Farm StandThursday, July 3, 2025, 12–5 pm

All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Friday, July 4, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Friday, July 4, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupFriday, July 4, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightFriday, July 4, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm

All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Saturday, July 5, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Saturday, July 5, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Adrienne Truscott’s 24-Minute Misinterpretation of Song, Time, and Jeenyus

Saturday, July 5, 2025
8–9 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Form-busting performance artist Adrienne Truscott returns to the Spiegeltent as the one and lonely Païge Trnr, the forgotten cabaret legend and figment of her own imagination. Joined by an all-lady band (musical director Viva DeConcini on guitar, Brittany Anjou on keys, and Bernice “Boom Boom” Brooks on drums), Païge is here to misinterpret and pervert some of the best and worst songs ever written. Païge will bring you to your feet (or knees) whether you like it or not, and whether she has autonomy over her body and her cocktails or not. Come! It’ll be so much pun.

This performance contains nudity and adult language. Admission is restricted to adults age 18 and older.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/adrienne-truscott/.
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After Hours 2025

Saturday, July 5, 2025
10–11 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Dance away your weekend nights with top DJs at the Spiegeltent!

Andy Monk of Queer Conspiracy hosts and co-curates this year’s After Hours series, with a DJ lineup featuring fresh faces and returning favorites.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/after-hours-2025/.
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  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupSaturday, July 5, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightSaturday, July 5, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 8–9 pm Adrienne Truscott’s 24-Minute Misinterpretation of Song, Time, and JeenyusSaturday, July 5, 2025, 8–9 pm
  • 10–11 pm After Hours 2025Saturday, July 5, 2025, 10–11 pm

All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Sunday, July 6, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Sunday, July 6, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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KinderDisco!

with DJ Ali Gruber

Sunday, July 6, 2025
4–5 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

KinderDisco! is an all-ages dance party with music for kids and their elders alike. DJ Ali takes her dance floor on a sonic journey across genres and eras, while MC Meals serves party-clown emcee vibes to keep it engaging for the Littles. Come for the Kinder, stay for the Disco!

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/kinderdisco/.
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  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupSunday, July 6, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightSunday, July 6, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 4–5 pm KinderDisco!Sunday, July 6, 2025, 4–5 pm

Montgomery Place Bird Walk

Monday, July 7, 2025
12:30 pm

Montgomery Place Estate
Join us for a bird walk on the beautiful Montgomery Place campus. Meet at the Visitor Center Pavillion near the parking lot, 26 Gardener Way in Red Hook. Check @montgomeryplace on Instagram for rain dates. Run by Ellie Diamant.Sponsored by: Montgomery Place.

For more information, call 845-758-6822.
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  • 12:30 pm Montgomery Place Bird WalkMonday, July 7, 2025, 12:30 pm
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Wednesday, July 9, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Wednesday, July 9, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupWednesday, July 9, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightWednesday, July 9, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm

All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Thursday, July 10, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Thursday, July 10, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Bard Farm Stand

Thursday, July 10, 2025
12–5 pm

Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.; Gilson Place
A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat, eggs, and honey are available. We accept cash and credit card payment methods!

Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.

Sign Up for the Bard Farm Newsletter!Sponsored by: Bard Farm.

For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
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  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupThursday, July 10, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightThursday, July 10, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 12–5 pm Bard Farm StandThursday, July 10, 2025, 12–5 pm

All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Friday, July 11, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Friday, July 11, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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The Hannah Arendt Center's Virtual Reading Group

Most Fridays at 1pm EST

Friday, July 11, 2025
1–2:30 pm

Online Event
We're reading The Life of the Mind, Hannah Arendt’s unfinished final work. In it, she focuses on three basic mental activities—thinking, willing, and judging—and their relation to the world of appearances and to the human capacity for moral and political action. The new critical edition makes available in print, for the first time, the text of the typescripts as Arendt left them, complemented by a wealth of previously unpublished material, detailed annotations, and extensive scholarly commentary. We will also be referring to Mary McCarthy's edition for increased accessibility.

Free to HAC members and to Bard students, staff, and faculty! Email [email protected] for the Zoom link.

Find the full Virtural Reading Group schedule: hac.bard.edu/programs/vrg/ Get the new critical edition of The Life of the Mind here.

Don't worry if you miss a VRG meeting! We post them all on our YouTube channel the week after they're recorded. Or tune in to an edited version of the chapter readings plus bonus episodes on our podcast, Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz.Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.

For more information, call 845-758-6822.
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Jubilee

Friday, July 11, 2025
7–9 pm

Fisher Center, LUMA Theater

“Now that we free
Who we gonna be?”

Join us in the LAB for a special first glimpse of a musical in the making, the first of Fisher Center LAB’s Civis Hope Commissions.

Replete with dancing bears and bags of luck, and set on the day after the Emancipation Proclamation, Jubilee joyfully asks what the world might become when all people are truly free. Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks (Topdog/Underdog) has drawn inspiration from Scott Joplin’s 1910 ragtime opera Treemonisha to create a magical, hilarious, and timely fable about a young woman who leads her community out of adversity and into a new way of being. 

This staged reading of Suzan-Lori’s libretto for Jubilee, commissioned by Fisher Center LAB, offers audiences a rare opportunity to engage directly with the development of a major new musical, which the Fisher Center will premiere as a full production in the near future.

Sponsored by: Bard SummerScape.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/jubilee-reading/.
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Sunny Jain

Dholusion

Friday, July 11, 2025
8–9 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

After an exhilarating Spiegeltent debut last summer, composer, drummer, and the “Hendrix of dhol” (Manchester Salon) Sunny Jain returns for a second season. In Sunny Jain’s performances, trance beats coalesce with ethereal soundscapes, creating a meditative, transcendent evening of music. His music is a celebration of cultural diaspora: deep-rooted tradition that ripples outward, changing—and being changed by—the cultures that it touches.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/sunny-jain/.
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After Hours 2025

Friday, July 11, 2025
10–11 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Dance away your weekend nights with top DJs at the Spiegeltent!

Andy Monk of Queer Conspiracy hosts and co-curates this year’s After Hours series, with a DJ lineup featuring fresh faces and returning favorites.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/after-hours-2025/.
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  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupFriday, July 11, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightFriday, July 11, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 1–2:30 pm The Hannah Arendt Center's Virtual Reading GroupFriday, July 11, 2025, 1–2:30 pm
  • 7–9 pm JubileeFriday, July 11, 2025, 7–9 pm
  • 8–9 pm Sunny JainFriday, July 11, 2025, 8–9 pm
  • 10–11 pm After Hours 2025Friday, July 11, 2025, 10–11 pm

All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Saturday, July 12, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Saturday, July 12, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Jubilation

An Afternoon in Support of Artistic Innovation

Saturday, July 12, 2025
3–6:30 pm

Fisher Center

Join us on Saturday, July 12, for an afternoon in the LAB benefiting the Innovation Fund. The afternoon will start with a special reading of Jubilee, inspired by Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha and the first of the Fisher Center LAB’s Civis Hope Commissions. This work-in-progress reading of a libretto by Suzan-Lori Parks will begin with remarks from Parks and Fisher Center Artistic Director and Chief Executive Gideon Lester. The afternoon will continue with a hard hat tour of the Performing Arts Lab studio building designed by Maya Lin, with a reception in the picturesque 1916 Ward Manor House.

Sponsored by: Bard SummerScape.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/jubilation/.
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Jubilee

Saturday, July 12, 2025
7–9 pm

Fisher Center, LUMA Theater

“Now that we free
Who we gonna be?”

Join us in the LAB for a special first glimpse of a musical in the making, the first of Fisher Center LAB’s Civis Hope Commissions.

Replete with dancing bears and bags of luck, and set on the day after the Emancipation Proclamation, Jubilee joyfully asks what the world might become when all people are truly free. Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks (Topdog/Underdog) has drawn inspiration from Scott Joplin’s 1910 ragtime opera Treemonisha to create a magical, hilarious, and timely fable about a young woman who leads her community out of adversity and into a new way of being. 

This staged reading of Suzan-Lori’s libretto for Jubilee, commissioned by Fisher Center LAB, offers audiences a rare opportunity to engage directly with the development of a major new musical, which the Fisher Center will premiere as a full production in the near future.

Sponsored by: Bard SummerScape.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/jubilee-reading/.
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Martha Redbone

My Indigenous Soul

Saturday, July 12, 2025
8–9 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Vocalist, songwriter, composer, educator, and Spiegeltent favorite Martha Redbone returns to Bard with her “brilliant collision of cultures” (The New Yorker)—indigenous soul, blues, and down-home American roots music, all performed by “some of New York’s finest jazz and blues musicians and Redbone’s own stirring voice and commanding presence” (The Wall Street Journal).

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/martha-redbone-my-indigenous-soul/.
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After Hours 2025

Saturday, July 12, 2025
10–11 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Dance away your weekend nights with top DJs at the Spiegeltent!

Andy Monk of Queer Conspiracy hosts and co-curates this year’s After Hours series, with a DJ lineup featuring fresh faces and returning favorites.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/after-hours-2025/.
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  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupSaturday, July 12, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightSaturday, July 12, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 3–6:30 pm JubilationSaturday, July 12, 2025, 3–6:30 pm
  • 7–9 pm JubileeSaturday, July 12, 2025, 7–9 pm
  • 8–9 pm Martha RedboneSaturday, July 12, 2025, 8–9 pm
  • 10–11 pm After Hours 2025Saturday, July 12, 2025, 10–11 pm

All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Sunday, July 13, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Sunday, July 13, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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July Weeklong IWT Workshops

Sunday, July 13, 2025 – Friday, July 18, 2025
9 am – 4 pm

Olin Humanities Building
The July weeklong workshops help teachers deepen their understanding of writing-based teaching, its theory and practices, and its application in the classroom. Each workshop focuses on a particular form of writing—the essay, academic paper, creative nonfiction—or on writing-based teaching in a particular subject area, such as history, science and math, or grammar.
For more information, call 845-752-4516, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://iwt.bard.edu/july/.
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Jubilee

Sunday, July 13, 2025
2–3 pm

Fisher Center, LUMA Theater

“Now that we free
Who we gonna be?”

Join us in the LAB for a special first glimpse of a musical in the making, the first of Fisher Center LAB’s Civis Hope Commissions.

Replete with dancing bears and bags of luck, and set on the day after the Emancipation Proclamation, Jubilee joyfully asks what the world might become when all people are truly free. Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks (Topdog/Underdog) has drawn inspiration from Scott Joplin’s 1910 ragtime opera Treemonisha to create a magical, hilarious, and timely fable about a young woman who leads her community out of adversity and into a new way of being. 

This staged reading of Suzan-Lori’s libretto for Jubilee, commissioned by Fisher Center LAB, offers audiences a rare opportunity to engage directly with the development of a major new musical, which the Fisher Center will premiere as a full production in the near future.

Sponsored by: Bard SummerScape.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/jubilee-reading/.
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Elisapie

Sunday, July 13, 2025
6–7 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Canadian Inuk singer-songwriter Elisapie blends modernity and tradition in her captivating music. Her unconditional attachment to her territory and her language, Inuktitut, remains at the core of her creative journey. Elisapie’s latest release, Inuktitut (winner of the 2024 Juno Award for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year and a 2024 Polaris Music Prize finalist), reinvigorates the poetry of ten rock and pop hits with the raw, intimate sounds of her mother tongue. Joined by a stellar lineup of Montreal’s premier indie and folk talent, Elisapie brings her culture to life with bold, singular artistry.

Elisapie is co-presented with the Center for Indigenous Studies at Bard.

 

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/elisapie/.
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  • 9 am – 4 pm July Weeklong IWT WorkshopsSunday, July 13, 2025 – Friday, July 18, 2025, 9 am – 4 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupSunday, July 13, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightSunday, July 13, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 2–3 pm JubileeSunday, July 13, 2025, 2–3 pm
  • 6–7 pm ElisapieSunday, July 13, 2025, 6–7 pm

July Weeklong IWT Workshops

Sunday, July 13, 2025 – Friday, July 18, 2025
9 am – 4 pm

Olin Humanities Building
The July weeklong workshops help teachers deepen their understanding of writing-based teaching, its theory and practices, and its application in the classroom. Each workshop focuses on a particular form of writing—the essay, academic paper, creative nonfiction—or on writing-based teaching in a particular subject area, such as history, science and math, or grammar.
For more information, call 845-752-4516, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://iwt.bard.edu/july/.
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  • 9 am – 4 pm July Weeklong IWT WorkshopsSunday, July 13, 2025 – Friday, July 18, 2025, 9 am – 4 pm

July Weeklong IWT Workshops

Sunday, July 13, 2025 – Friday, July 18, 2025
9 am – 4 pm

Olin Humanities Building
The July weeklong workshops help teachers deepen their understanding of writing-based teaching, its theory and practices, and its application in the classroom. Each workshop focuses on a particular form of writing—the essay, academic paper, creative nonfiction—or on writing-based teaching in a particular subject area, such as history, science and math, or grammar.
For more information, call 845-752-4516, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://iwt.bard.edu/july/.
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  • 9 am – 4 pm July Weeklong IWT WorkshopsSunday, July 13, 2025 – Friday, July 18, 2025, 9 am – 4 pm

All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Wednesday, July 16, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Wednesday, July 16, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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July Weeklong IWT Workshops

Sunday, July 13, 2025 – Friday, July 18, 2025
9 am – 4 pm

Olin Humanities Building
The July weeklong workshops help teachers deepen their understanding of writing-based teaching, its theory and practices, and its application in the classroom. Each workshop focuses on a particular form of writing—the essay, academic paper, creative nonfiction—or on writing-based teaching in a particular subject area, such as history, science and math, or grammar.
For more information, call 845-752-4516, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://iwt.bard.edu/july/.
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  • 9 am – 4 pm July Weeklong IWT WorkshopsSunday, July 13, 2025 – Friday, July 18, 2025, 9 am – 4 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupWednesday, July 16, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightWednesday, July 16, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm

All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Thursday, July 17, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Thursday, July 17, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Bard Farm Stand

Thursday, July 17, 2025
12–5 pm

Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.; Gilson Place
A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat, eggs, and honey are available. We accept cash and credit card payment methods!

Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.

Sign Up for the Bard Farm Newsletter!Sponsored by: Bard Farm.

For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
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July Weeklong IWT Workshops

Sunday, July 13, 2025 – Friday, July 18, 2025
9 am – 4 pm

Olin Humanities Building
The July weeklong workshops help teachers deepen their understanding of writing-based teaching, its theory and practices, and its application in the classroom. Each workshop focuses on a particular form of writing—the essay, academic paper, creative nonfiction—or on writing-based teaching in a particular subject area, such as history, science and math, or grammar.
For more information, call 845-752-4516, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://iwt.bard.edu/july/.
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The Jason Carter Band

Bluegrass on Hudson

Thursday, July 17, 2025
7–8 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

A three-time Grammy winner and six-time IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year, Carter is no stranger to the spotlight. Eastern Kentucky native Jason Carter has been a powerhouse in bluegrass, his fiery fiddle playing defining the genre’s modern sound. Now, after years of sharing the stage with Del McCoury and receiving praise on The Country Music Highway alongside legends like Loretta Lynn and Chris Stapleton, he’s stepping forward with his own project, The Jason Carter Band, and carving out his path as a frontman.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/the-jason-carter-band/.
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  • 9 am – 4 pm July Weeklong IWT WorkshopsSunday, July 13, 2025 – Friday, July 18, 2025, 9 am – 4 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupThursday, July 17, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightThursday, July 17, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 12–5 pm Bard Farm StandThursday, July 17, 2025, 12–5 pm
  • 7–8 pm The Jason Carter BandThursday, July 17, 2025, 7–8 pm

All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Friday, July 18, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Friday, July 18, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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The Hannah Arendt Center's Virtual Reading Group

Most Fridays at 1pm EST

Friday, July 18, 2025
1–2:30 pm

Online Event
We're reading The Life of the Mind, Hannah Arendt’s unfinished final work. In it, she focuses on three basic mental activities—thinking, willing, and judging—and their relation to the world of appearances and to the human capacity for moral and political action. The new critical edition makes available in print, for the first time, the text of the typescripts as Arendt left them, complemented by a wealth of previously unpublished material, detailed annotations, and extensive scholarly commentary. We will also be referring to Mary McCarthy's edition for increased accessibility.

Free to HAC members and to Bard students, staff, and faculty! Email [email protected] for the Zoom link.

Find the full Virtural Reading Group schedule: hac.bard.edu/programs/vrg/ Get the new critical edition of The Life of the Mind here.

Don't worry if you miss a VRG meeting! We post them all on our YouTube channel the week after they're recorded. Or tune in to an edited version of the chapter readings plus bonus episodes on our podcast, Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz.Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.

For more information, call 845-758-6822.
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July Weeklong IWT Workshops

Sunday, July 13, 2025 – Friday, July 18, 2025
9 am – 4 pm

Olin Humanities Building
The July weeklong workshops help teachers deepen their understanding of writing-based teaching, its theory and practices, and its application in the classroom. Each workshop focuses on a particular form of writing—the essay, academic paper, creative nonfiction—or on writing-based teaching in a particular subject area, such as history, science and math, or grammar.
For more information, call 845-752-4516, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://iwt.bard.edu/july/.
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Tina Friml

Featuring Chanel Ali

Friday, July 18, 2025
8–9 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Named one of Variety’s Top 10 Comics to Watch in 2024, Tina Friml is a stand-up superstar who uses animated optimism to talk about life with cerebral palsy. Tina’s sharp humor and fearless honesty about disability have earned her over 237K followers on Instagram and over 187K on TikTok. She’s appeared on The Tonight Show and Comedy Central, and was named a 2019 New Face at Just For Laughs. Don’t miss her Spiegeltent debut, where she’s joined by beloved NYC comic Chanel Ali (Netflix’s Dash & Lily, MTV’s Girl Code).

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/tina-friml/.
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After Hours 2025

Friday, July 18, 2025
10–11 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Dance away your weekend nights with top DJs at the Spiegeltent!

Andy Monk of Queer Conspiracy hosts and co-curates this year’s After Hours series, with a DJ lineup featuring fresh faces and returning favorites.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/after-hours-2025/.
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  • 9 am – 4 pm July Weeklong IWT WorkshopsSunday, July 13, 2025 – Friday, July 18, 2025, 9 am – 4 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupFriday, July 18, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightFriday, July 18, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 1–2:30 pm The Hannah Arendt Center's Virtual Reading GroupFriday, July 18, 2025, 1–2:30 pm
  • 8–9 pm Tina FrimlFriday, July 18, 2025, 8–9 pm
  • 10–11 pm After Hours 2025Friday, July 18, 2025, 10–11 pm

All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Saturday, July 19, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Saturday, July 19, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Summer Jazz Academy • Combo Showcase

Saturday, July 19, 2025
1–3:30 pm

Olin Hall

At the Summer Jazz Academy Combo Showcase, small groups of the world’s most talented jazz students play music from a range of composers and styles. From hot jazz of the 1920s to modern compositions and student arrangements, the program covers a broad swath of jazz history and will showcase the incredible talents of the next generation of leading jazz musicians.

Sponsored by: Jazz at Lincoln Center.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/jalc25/.
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OLATUJA

Saturday, July 19, 2025
8–9 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

OLATUJA sees vocalist Alicia Olatuja and Nigerian electric bassist Michael Olatuja reunite in music, blending Afrobeat, jazz, funk, and soul for a rousing, hard-grooving show. After enrapturing audiences at the Atlanta Jazz Festival, Rochester Jazz Festival, Love Supreme Festival, and Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, OLATUJA brings their singular sound to the Spiegeltent this summer for the very first time.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/olatuja/.
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After Hours 2025

Saturday, July 19, 2025
10–11 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Dance away your weekend nights with top DJs at the Spiegeltent!

Andy Monk of Queer Conspiracy hosts and co-curates this year’s After Hours series, with a DJ lineup featuring fresh faces and returning favorites.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/after-hours-2025/.
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  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupSaturday, July 19, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightSaturday, July 19, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 1–3:30 pm Summer Jazz Academy • Combo ShowcaseSaturday, July 19, 2025, 1–3:30 pm
  • 8–9 pm OLATUJASaturday, July 19, 2025, 8–9 pm
  • 10–11 pm After Hours 2025Saturday, July 19, 2025, 10–11 pm

All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Sunday, July 20, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Sunday, July 20, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Stud Country

Sunday, July 20, 2025
6–7 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Stud Country is a social dance event born from the rich legacy of queer dance spaces and the deep history of LGBTQ cowboy culture. Join dance instructor Emily Kessler for an evening of partner dancing and classic-era line dances, set to an energetic mix of disco, country, and pop tunes spun by DJ Mack. Stud Country believes social dancing should be easy, fun, and accessible. All bodies and all levels are welcome on the dance floor!

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/stud-country/.
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  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupSunday, July 20, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightSunday, July 20, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 6–7 pm Stud CountrySunday, July 20, 2025, 6–7 pm
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupWednesday, July 23, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightWednesday, July 23, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm

All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Thursday, July 24, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Thursday, July 24, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Bard Farm Stand

Thursday, July 24, 2025
12–5 pm

Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.; Gilson Place
A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat, eggs, and honey are available. We accept cash and credit card payment methods!

Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.

Sign Up for the Bard Farm Newsletter!Sponsored by: Bard Farm.

For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
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Michael Daves & Jacob Jolliff

Bluegrass on Hudson

Thursday, July 24, 2025
7–8 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Michael Daves and Jacob Jolliff are two of America’s premier bluegrass talents. After years of collaborating in various bands and informal settings, they have teamed up as a formidable duo featuring high lonesome vocal harmony and fiery flatpicking. Their sound is an homage to the classic guitar-mandolin “brother duets” while leaving plenty of room for improvisation and inspired left turns. They effortlessly straddle the line between hard-core traditional bluegrass and experimental forms.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/michael-daves-jacob-jolliff/.
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  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupThursday, July 24, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightThursday, July 24, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 12–5 pm Bard Farm StandThursday, July 24, 2025, 12–5 pm
  • 7–8 pm Michael Daves & Jacob JolliffThursday, July 24, 2025, 7–8 pm

All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Friday, July 25, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Friday, July 25, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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The Hannah Arendt Center's Virtual Reading Group

Most Fridays at 1pm EST

Friday, July 25, 2025
1–2:30 pm

Online Event
We're reading The Life of the Mind, Hannah Arendt’s unfinished final work. In it, she focuses on three basic mental activities—thinking, willing, and judging—and their relation to the world of appearances and to the human capacity for moral and political action. The new critical edition makes available in print, for the first time, the text of the typescripts as Arendt left them, complemented by a wealth of previously unpublished material, detailed annotations, and extensive scholarly commentary. We will also be referring to Mary McCarthy's edition for increased accessibility.

Free to HAC members and to Bard students, staff, and faculty! Email [email protected] for the Zoom link.

Find the full Virtural Reading Group schedule: hac.bard.edu/programs/vrg/ Get the new critical edition of The Life of the Mind here.

Don't worry if you miss a VRG meeting! We post them all on our YouTube channel the week after they're recorded. Or tune in to an edited version of the chapter readings plus bonus episodes on our podcast, Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz.Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.

For more information, call 845-758-6822.
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Dalibor

by Bedřich Smetana

Friday, July 25, 2025
6:30–7:30 pm

Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater

“Botstein, and his annual opera production at Bard, seem more invaluable by the year.” —The New York Times

Experience the gripping drama of Bedřich Smetana’s Dalibor, a powerful Czech opera that weaves themes of revenge, love, and fate. Set against a backdrop of medieval intrigue, Dalibor follows its titular tragic hero as he faces a desperate struggle for redemption. With sweeping orchestral music and unforgettable arias, Dalibor captivates with its emotional depth and stirring melodies. Director Jean-Romain Vesperini (Henri VIII) returns to Bard SummerScape to helm this first fully staged American production of a rarely heard masterpiece.

Sponsored by: Bard SummerScape.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/dalibor/.
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Susanne Bartsch presents New York, New York!

With Murray Hill, Amanda Lepore, Joey Arias, and more!

Friday, July 25, 2025
8–9 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Nightlife legend Susanne Bartsch returns for a seventh season with her risque cabaret vaudeville extraordinaire, full of flavor from all walks of life. With a knockout lineup of performers, New York, New York! is a wake-up call direct from the city that never sleeps.

This performance contains nudity and adult language. Admission is restricted to adults age 18 and older.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/bartsch-2025/.
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After Hours 2025

Friday, July 25, 2025
10–11 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Dance away your weekend nights with top DJs at the Spiegeltent!

Andy Monk of Queer Conspiracy hosts and co-curates this year’s After Hours series, with a DJ lineup featuring fresh faces and returning favorites.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/after-hours-2025/.
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  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupFriday, July 25, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightFriday, July 25, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 1–2:30 pm The Hannah Arendt Center's Virtual Reading GroupFriday, July 25, 2025, 1–2:30 pm
  • 6:30–7:30 pm DaliborFriday, July 25, 2025, 6:30–7:30 pm
  • 8–9 pm Susanne Bartsch presents New York, New York!Friday, July 25, 2025, 8–9 pm
  • 10–11 pm After Hours 2025Friday, July 25, 2025, 10–11 pm

All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Saturday, July 26, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Saturday, July 26, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Susanne Bartsch presents New York, New York!

With Murray Hill, Amanda Lepore, Joey Arias, and more!

Saturday, July 26, 2025
8–9 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Nightlife legend Susanne Bartsch returns for a seventh season with her risque cabaret vaudeville extraordinaire, full of flavor from all walks of life. With a knockout lineup of performers, New York, New York! is a wake-up call direct from the city that never sleeps.

This performance contains nudity and adult language. Admission is restricted to adults age 18 and older.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/bartsch-2025/.
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After Hours 2025

Saturday, July 26, 2025
10–11 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Dance away your weekend nights with top DJs at the Spiegeltent!

Andy Monk of Queer Conspiracy hosts and co-curates this year’s After Hours series, with a DJ lineup featuring fresh faces and returning favorites.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/after-hours-2025/.
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  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupSaturday, July 26, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightSaturday, July 26, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 8–9 pm Susanne Bartsch presents New York, New York!Saturday, July 26, 2025, 8–9 pm
  • 10–11 pm After Hours 2025Saturday, July 26, 2025, 10–11 pm

All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Sunday, July 27, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Sunday, July 27, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Dalibor

by Bedřich Smetana

Sunday, July 27, 2025
2–3 pm

Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater

“Botstein, and his annual opera production at Bard, seem more invaluable by the year.” —The New York Times

Experience the gripping drama of Bedřich Smetana’s Dalibor, a powerful Czech opera that weaves themes of revenge, love, and fate. Set against a backdrop of medieval intrigue, Dalibor follows its titular tragic hero as he faces a desperate struggle for redemption. With sweeping orchestral music and unforgettable arias, Dalibor captivates with its emotional depth and stirring melodies. Director Jean-Romain Vesperini (Henri VIII) returns to Bard SummerScape to helm this first fully staged American production of a rarely heard masterpiece.

Sponsored by: Bard SummerScape.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/dalibor/.
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  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupSunday, July 27, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightSunday, July 27, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 2–3 pm DaliborSunday, July 27, 2025, 2–3 pm
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Wednesday, July 30, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Wednesday, July 30, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Dalibor

by Bedřich Smetana

Wednesday, July 30, 2025
2–3 pm

Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater

“Botstein, and his annual opera production at Bard, seem more invaluable by the year.” —The New York Times

Experience the gripping drama of Bedřich Smetana’s Dalibor, a powerful Czech opera that weaves themes of revenge, love, and fate. Set against a backdrop of medieval intrigue, Dalibor follows its titular tragic hero as he faces a desperate struggle for redemption. With sweeping orchestral music and unforgettable arias, Dalibor captivates with its emotional depth and stirring melodies. Director Jean-Romain Vesperini (Henri VIII) returns to Bard SummerScape to helm this first fully staged American production of a rarely heard masterpiece.

Sponsored by: Bard SummerScape.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/dalibor/.
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  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupWednesday, July 30, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightWednesday, July 30, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 2–3 pm DaliborWednesday, July 30, 2025, 2–3 pm

All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Thursday, July 31, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Thursday, July 31, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Bard Farm Stand

Thursday, July 31, 2025
12–5 pm

Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.; Gilson Place
A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat, eggs, and honey are available. We accept cash and credit card payment methods!

Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.

Sign Up for the Bard Farm Newsletter!Sponsored by: Bard Farm.

For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
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Alison Brown Quintet

Bluegrass on Hudson

Thursday, July 31, 2025
7–8 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

“Like James Taylor’s voice or B.B. King’s guitar, Alison Brown’s banjo is an instrument possessed of a unique sonic signature and an inescapable beauty…an artist who never ceases to delight.” —Billboard Magazine

Grammy Award-winning musician Alison Brown has built a reputation as one of today’s most forward-thinking and innovative banjo players. With musical beginnings in the Southern California bluegrass scene, Alison takes the banjo far beyond its Appalachian roots by blending bluegrass and jazz influences into a sonic tapestry that has earned praise and recognition from a variety of national tastemakers, including The Wall Street Journal, CBS Sunday Morning, NPR, and USA Today.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/alison-brown-quintet/.
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  • 11 am – 5 pm All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art GroupThursday, July 31, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 11 am – 5 pm Stan Douglas: GhostlightThursday, July 31, 2025, 11 am – 5 pm
  • 12–5 pm Bard Farm StandThursday, July 31, 2025, 12–5 pm
  • 7–8 pm Alison Brown QuintetThursday, July 31, 2025, 7–8 pm
   

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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Wednesday, July 2, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Wednesday, July 2, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Thursday, July 3, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Thursday, July 3, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Bard Farm Stand

Thursday, July 3, 2025
12–5 pm

Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.; Gilson Place
A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat, eggs, and honey are available. We accept cash and credit card payment methods!

Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.

Sign Up for the Bard Farm Newsletter!Sponsored by: Bard Farm.

For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Friday, July 4, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Friday, July 4, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Saturday, July 5, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Saturday, July 5, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Adrienne Truscott’s 24-Minute Misinterpretation of Song, Time, and Jeenyus

Saturday, July 5, 2025
8–9 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Form-busting performance artist Adrienne Truscott returns to the Spiegeltent as the one and lonely Païge Trnr, the forgotten cabaret legend and figment of her own imagination. Joined by an all-lady band (musical director Viva DeConcini on guitar, Brittany Anjou on keys, and Bernice “Boom Boom” Brooks on drums), Païge is here to misinterpret and pervert some of the best and worst songs ever written. Païge will bring you to your feet (or knees) whether you like it or not, and whether she has autonomy over her body and her cocktails or not. Come! It’ll be so much pun.

This performance contains nudity and adult language. Admission is restricted to adults age 18 and older.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/adrienne-truscott/.
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After Hours 2025

Saturday, July 5, 2025
10–11 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Dance away your weekend nights with top DJs at the Spiegeltent!

Andy Monk of Queer Conspiracy hosts and co-curates this year’s After Hours series, with a DJ lineup featuring fresh faces and returning favorites.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/after-hours-2025/.
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Sunday, July 6, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Sunday, July 6, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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KinderDisco!

with DJ Ali Gruber

Sunday, July 6, 2025
4–5 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

KinderDisco! is an all-ages dance party with music for kids and their elders alike. DJ Ali takes her dance floor on a sonic journey across genres and eras, while MC Meals serves party-clown emcee vibes to keep it engaging for the Littles. Come for the Kinder, stay for the Disco!

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/kinderdisco/.
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Montgomery Place Bird Walk

Monday, July 7, 2025
12:30 pm

Montgomery Place Estate
Join us for a bird walk on the beautiful Montgomery Place campus. Meet at the Visitor Center Pavillion near the parking lot, 26 Gardener Way in Red Hook. Check @montgomeryplace on Instagram for rain dates. Run by Ellie Diamant.Sponsored by: Montgomery Place.

For more information, call 845-758-6822.
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Wednesday, July 9, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Wednesday, July 9, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Thursday, July 10, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Thursday, July 10, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Bard Farm Stand

Thursday, July 10, 2025
12–5 pm

Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.; Gilson Place
A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat, eggs, and honey are available. We accept cash and credit card payment methods!

Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.

Sign Up for the Bard Farm Newsletter!Sponsored by: Bard Farm.

For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Friday, July 11, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Friday, July 11, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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The Hannah Arendt Center's Virtual Reading Group

Most Fridays at 1pm EST

Friday, July 11, 2025
1–2:30 pm

Online Event
We're reading The Life of the Mind, Hannah Arendt’s unfinished final work. In it, she focuses on three basic mental activities—thinking, willing, and judging—and their relation to the world of appearances and to the human capacity for moral and political action. The new critical edition makes available in print, for the first time, the text of the typescripts as Arendt left them, complemented by a wealth of previously unpublished material, detailed annotations, and extensive scholarly commentary. We will also be referring to Mary McCarthy's edition for increased accessibility.

Free to HAC members and to Bard students, staff, and faculty! Email [email protected] for the Zoom link.

Find the full Virtural Reading Group schedule: hac.bard.edu/programs/vrg/ Get the new critical edition of The Life of the Mind here.

Don't worry if you miss a VRG meeting! We post them all on our YouTube channel the week after they're recorded. Or tune in to an edited version of the chapter readings plus bonus episodes on our podcast, Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz.Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.

For more information, call 845-758-6822.
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Jubilee

Friday, July 11, 2025
7–9 pm

Fisher Center, LUMA Theater

“Now that we free
Who we gonna be?”

Join us in the LAB for a special first glimpse of a musical in the making, the first of Fisher Center LAB’s Civis Hope Commissions.

Replete with dancing bears and bags of luck, and set on the day after the Emancipation Proclamation, Jubilee joyfully asks what the world might become when all people are truly free. Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks (Topdog/Underdog) has drawn inspiration from Scott Joplin’s 1910 ragtime opera Treemonisha to create a magical, hilarious, and timely fable about a young woman who leads her community out of adversity and into a new way of being. 

This staged reading of Suzan-Lori’s libretto for Jubilee, commissioned by Fisher Center LAB, offers audiences a rare opportunity to engage directly with the development of a major new musical, which the Fisher Center will premiere as a full production in the near future.

Sponsored by: Bard SummerScape.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/jubilee-reading/.
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Sunny Jain

Dholusion

Friday, July 11, 2025
8–9 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

After an exhilarating Spiegeltent debut last summer, composer, drummer, and the “Hendrix of dhol” (Manchester Salon) Sunny Jain returns for a second season. In Sunny Jain’s performances, trance beats coalesce with ethereal soundscapes, creating a meditative, transcendent evening of music. His music is a celebration of cultural diaspora: deep-rooted tradition that ripples outward, changing—and being changed by—the cultures that it touches.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/sunny-jain/.
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After Hours 2025

Friday, July 11, 2025
10–11 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Dance away your weekend nights with top DJs at the Spiegeltent!

Andy Monk of Queer Conspiracy hosts and co-curates this year’s After Hours series, with a DJ lineup featuring fresh faces and returning favorites.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/after-hours-2025/.
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Saturday, July 12, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Saturday, July 12, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Jubilation

An Afternoon in Support of Artistic Innovation

Saturday, July 12, 2025
3–6:30 pm

Fisher Center

Join us on Saturday, July 12, for an afternoon in the LAB benefiting the Innovation Fund. The afternoon will start with a special reading of Jubilee, inspired by Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha and the first of the Fisher Center LAB’s Civis Hope Commissions. This work-in-progress reading of a libretto by Suzan-Lori Parks will begin with remarks from Parks and Fisher Center Artistic Director and Chief Executive Gideon Lester. The afternoon will continue with a hard hat tour of the Performing Arts Lab studio building designed by Maya Lin, with a reception in the picturesque 1916 Ward Manor House.

Sponsored by: Bard SummerScape.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/jubilation/.
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Jubilee

Saturday, July 12, 2025
7–9 pm

Fisher Center, LUMA Theater

“Now that we free
Who we gonna be?”

Join us in the LAB for a special first glimpse of a musical in the making, the first of Fisher Center LAB’s Civis Hope Commissions.

Replete with dancing bears and bags of luck, and set on the day after the Emancipation Proclamation, Jubilee joyfully asks what the world might become when all people are truly free. Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks (Topdog/Underdog) has drawn inspiration from Scott Joplin’s 1910 ragtime opera Treemonisha to create a magical, hilarious, and timely fable about a young woman who leads her community out of adversity and into a new way of being. 

This staged reading of Suzan-Lori’s libretto for Jubilee, commissioned by Fisher Center LAB, offers audiences a rare opportunity to engage directly with the development of a major new musical, which the Fisher Center will premiere as a full production in the near future.

Sponsored by: Bard SummerScape.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/jubilee-reading/.
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Martha Redbone

My Indigenous Soul

Saturday, July 12, 2025
8–9 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Vocalist, songwriter, composer, educator, and Spiegeltent favorite Martha Redbone returns to Bard with her “brilliant collision of cultures” (The New Yorker)—indigenous soul, blues, and down-home American roots music, all performed by “some of New York’s finest jazz and blues musicians and Redbone’s own stirring voice and commanding presence” (The Wall Street Journal).

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/martha-redbone-my-indigenous-soul/.
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After Hours 2025

Saturday, July 12, 2025
10–11 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Dance away your weekend nights with top DJs at the Spiegeltent!

Andy Monk of Queer Conspiracy hosts and co-curates this year’s After Hours series, with a DJ lineup featuring fresh faces and returning favorites.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/after-hours-2025/.
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Sunday, July 13, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Sunday, July 13, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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July Weeklong IWT Workshops

Sunday, July 13, 2025 – Friday, July 18, 2025
9 am – 4 pm

Olin Humanities Building
The July weeklong workshops help teachers deepen their understanding of writing-based teaching, its theory and practices, and its application in the classroom. Each workshop focuses on a particular form of writing—the essay, academic paper, creative nonfiction—or on writing-based teaching in a particular subject area, such as history, science and math, or grammar.
For more information, call 845-752-4516, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://iwt.bard.edu/july/.
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Jubilee

Sunday, July 13, 2025
2–3 pm

Fisher Center, LUMA Theater

“Now that we free
Who we gonna be?”

Join us in the LAB for a special first glimpse of a musical in the making, the first of Fisher Center LAB’s Civis Hope Commissions.

Replete with dancing bears and bags of luck, and set on the day after the Emancipation Proclamation, Jubilee joyfully asks what the world might become when all people are truly free. Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks (Topdog/Underdog) has drawn inspiration from Scott Joplin’s 1910 ragtime opera Treemonisha to create a magical, hilarious, and timely fable about a young woman who leads her community out of adversity and into a new way of being. 

This staged reading of Suzan-Lori’s libretto for Jubilee, commissioned by Fisher Center LAB, offers audiences a rare opportunity to engage directly with the development of a major new musical, which the Fisher Center will premiere as a full production in the near future.

Sponsored by: Bard SummerScape.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/jubilee-reading/.
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Elisapie

Sunday, July 13, 2025
6–7 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Canadian Inuk singer-songwriter Elisapie blends modernity and tradition in her captivating music. Her unconditional attachment to her territory and her language, Inuktitut, remains at the core of her creative journey. Elisapie’s latest release, Inuktitut (winner of the 2024 Juno Award for Contemporary Indigenous Artist of the Year and a 2024 Polaris Music Prize finalist), reinvigorates the poetry of ten rock and pop hits with the raw, intimate sounds of her mother tongue. Joined by a stellar lineup of Montreal’s premier indie and folk talent, Elisapie brings her culture to life with bold, singular artistry.

Elisapie is co-presented with the Center for Indigenous Studies at Bard.

 

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/elisapie/.
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July Weeklong IWT Workshops

Sunday, July 13, 2025 – Friday, July 18, 2025
9 am – 4 pm

Olin Humanities Building
The July weeklong workshops help teachers deepen their understanding of writing-based teaching, its theory and practices, and its application in the classroom. Each workshop focuses on a particular form of writing—the essay, academic paper, creative nonfiction—or on writing-based teaching in a particular subject area, such as history, science and math, or grammar.
For more information, call 845-752-4516, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://iwt.bard.edu/july/.
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July Weeklong IWT Workshops

Sunday, July 13, 2025 – Friday, July 18, 2025
9 am – 4 pm

Olin Humanities Building
The July weeklong workshops help teachers deepen their understanding of writing-based teaching, its theory and practices, and its application in the classroom. Each workshop focuses on a particular form of writing—the essay, academic paper, creative nonfiction—or on writing-based teaching in a particular subject area, such as history, science and math, or grammar.
For more information, call 845-752-4516, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://iwt.bard.edu/july/.
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Wednesday, July 16, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Wednesday, July 16, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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July Weeklong IWT Workshops

Sunday, July 13, 2025 – Friday, July 18, 2025
9 am – 4 pm

Olin Humanities Building
The July weeklong workshops help teachers deepen their understanding of writing-based teaching, its theory and practices, and its application in the classroom. Each workshop focuses on a particular form of writing—the essay, academic paper, creative nonfiction—or on writing-based teaching in a particular subject area, such as history, science and math, or grammar.
For more information, call 845-752-4516, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://iwt.bard.edu/july/.
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Thursday, July 17, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Thursday, July 17, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Bard Farm Stand

Thursday, July 17, 2025
12–5 pm

Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.; Gilson Place
A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat, eggs, and honey are available. We accept cash and credit card payment methods!

Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.

Sign Up for the Bard Farm Newsletter!Sponsored by: Bard Farm.

For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
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July Weeklong IWT Workshops

Sunday, July 13, 2025 – Friday, July 18, 2025
9 am – 4 pm

Olin Humanities Building
The July weeklong workshops help teachers deepen their understanding of writing-based teaching, its theory and practices, and its application in the classroom. Each workshop focuses on a particular form of writing—the essay, academic paper, creative nonfiction—or on writing-based teaching in a particular subject area, such as history, science and math, or grammar.
For more information, call 845-752-4516, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://iwt.bard.edu/july/.
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The Jason Carter Band

Bluegrass on Hudson

Thursday, July 17, 2025
7–8 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

A three-time Grammy winner and six-time IBMA Fiddle Player of the Year, Carter is no stranger to the spotlight. Eastern Kentucky native Jason Carter has been a powerhouse in bluegrass, his fiery fiddle playing defining the genre’s modern sound. Now, after years of sharing the stage with Del McCoury and receiving praise on The Country Music Highway alongside legends like Loretta Lynn and Chris Stapleton, he’s stepping forward with his own project, The Jason Carter Band, and carving out his path as a frontman.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/the-jason-carter-band/.
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Friday, July 18, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Friday, July 18, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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The Hannah Arendt Center's Virtual Reading Group

Most Fridays at 1pm EST

Friday, July 18, 2025
1–2:30 pm

Online Event
We're reading The Life of the Mind, Hannah Arendt’s unfinished final work. In it, she focuses on three basic mental activities—thinking, willing, and judging—and their relation to the world of appearances and to the human capacity for moral and political action. The new critical edition makes available in print, for the first time, the text of the typescripts as Arendt left them, complemented by a wealth of previously unpublished material, detailed annotations, and extensive scholarly commentary. We will also be referring to Mary McCarthy's edition for increased accessibility.

Free to HAC members and to Bard students, staff, and faculty! Email [email protected] for the Zoom link.

Find the full Virtural Reading Group schedule: hac.bard.edu/programs/vrg/ Get the new critical edition of The Life of the Mind here.

Don't worry if you miss a VRG meeting! We post them all on our YouTube channel the week after they're recorded. Or tune in to an edited version of the chapter readings plus bonus episodes on our podcast, Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz.Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.

For more information, call 845-758-6822.
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July Weeklong IWT Workshops

Sunday, July 13, 2025 – Friday, July 18, 2025
9 am – 4 pm

Olin Humanities Building
The July weeklong workshops help teachers deepen their understanding of writing-based teaching, its theory and practices, and its application in the classroom. Each workshop focuses on a particular form of writing—the essay, academic paper, creative nonfiction—or on writing-based teaching in a particular subject area, such as history, science and math, or grammar.
For more information, call 845-752-4516, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://iwt.bard.edu/july/.
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Tina Friml

Featuring Chanel Ali

Friday, July 18, 2025
8–9 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Named one of Variety’s Top 10 Comics to Watch in 2024, Tina Friml is a stand-up superstar who uses animated optimism to talk about life with cerebral palsy. Tina’s sharp humor and fearless honesty about disability have earned her over 237K followers on Instagram and over 187K on TikTok. She’s appeared on The Tonight Show and Comedy Central, and was named a 2019 New Face at Just For Laughs. Don’t miss her Spiegeltent debut, where she’s joined by beloved NYC comic Chanel Ali (Netflix’s Dash & Lily, MTV’s Girl Code).

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/tina-friml/.
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After Hours 2025

Friday, July 18, 2025
10–11 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Dance away your weekend nights with top DJs at the Spiegeltent!

Andy Monk of Queer Conspiracy hosts and co-curates this year’s After Hours series, with a DJ lineup featuring fresh faces and returning favorites.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/after-hours-2025/.
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Saturday, July 19, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Saturday, July 19, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Summer Jazz Academy • Combo Showcase

Saturday, July 19, 2025
1–3:30 pm

Olin Hall

At the Summer Jazz Academy Combo Showcase, small groups of the world’s most talented jazz students play music from a range of composers and styles. From hot jazz of the 1920s to modern compositions and student arrangements, the program covers a broad swath of jazz history and will showcase the incredible talents of the next generation of leading jazz musicians.

Sponsored by: Jazz at Lincoln Center.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/jalc25/.
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OLATUJA

Saturday, July 19, 2025
8–9 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

OLATUJA sees vocalist Alicia Olatuja and Nigerian electric bassist Michael Olatuja reunite in music, blending Afrobeat, jazz, funk, and soul for a rousing, hard-grooving show. After enrapturing audiences at the Atlanta Jazz Festival, Rochester Jazz Festival, Love Supreme Festival, and Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club, OLATUJA brings their singular sound to the Spiegeltent this summer for the very first time.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/olatuja/.
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After Hours 2025

Saturday, July 19, 2025
10–11 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Dance away your weekend nights with top DJs at the Spiegeltent!

Andy Monk of Queer Conspiracy hosts and co-curates this year’s After Hours series, with a DJ lineup featuring fresh faces and returning favorites.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/after-hours-2025/.
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Sunday, July 20, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Sunday, July 20, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Stud Country

Sunday, July 20, 2025
6–7 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Stud Country is a social dance event born from the rich legacy of queer dance spaces and the deep history of LGBTQ cowboy culture. Join dance instructor Emily Kessler for an evening of partner dancing and classic-era line dances, set to an energetic mix of disco, country, and pop tunes spun by DJ Mack. Stud Country believes social dancing should be easy, fun, and accessible. All bodies and all levels are welcome on the dance floor!

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/stud-country/.
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Wednesday, July 23, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Thursday, July 24, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Thursday, July 24, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Bard Farm Stand

Thursday, July 24, 2025
12–5 pm

Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.; Gilson Place
A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat, eggs, and honey are available. We accept cash and credit card payment methods!

Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.

Sign Up for the Bard Farm Newsletter!Sponsored by: Bard Farm.

For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
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Michael Daves & Jacob Jolliff

Bluegrass on Hudson

Thursday, July 24, 2025
7–8 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Michael Daves and Jacob Jolliff are two of America’s premier bluegrass talents. After years of collaborating in various bands and informal settings, they have teamed up as a formidable duo featuring high lonesome vocal harmony and fiery flatpicking. Their sound is an homage to the classic guitar-mandolin “brother duets” while leaving plenty of room for improvisation and inspired left turns. They effortlessly straddle the line between hard-core traditional bluegrass and experimental forms.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/michael-daves-jacob-jolliff/.
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Friday, July 25, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Friday, July 25, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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The Hannah Arendt Center's Virtual Reading Group

Most Fridays at 1pm EST

Friday, July 25, 2025
1–2:30 pm

Online Event
We're reading The Life of the Mind, Hannah Arendt’s unfinished final work. In it, she focuses on three basic mental activities—thinking, willing, and judging—and their relation to the world of appearances and to the human capacity for moral and political action. The new critical edition makes available in print, for the first time, the text of the typescripts as Arendt left them, complemented by a wealth of previously unpublished material, detailed annotations, and extensive scholarly commentary. We will also be referring to Mary McCarthy's edition for increased accessibility.

Free to HAC members and to Bard students, staff, and faculty! Email [email protected] for the Zoom link.

Find the full Virtural Reading Group schedule: hac.bard.edu/programs/vrg/ Get the new critical edition of The Life of the Mind here.

Don't worry if you miss a VRG meeting! We post them all on our YouTube channel the week after they're recorded. Or tune in to an edited version of the chapter readings plus bonus episodes on our podcast, Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz.Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.

For more information, call 845-758-6822.
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Dalibor

by Bedřich Smetana

Friday, July 25, 2025
6:30–7:30 pm

Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater

“Botstein, and his annual opera production at Bard, seem more invaluable by the year.” —The New York Times

Experience the gripping drama of Bedřich Smetana’s Dalibor, a powerful Czech opera that weaves themes of revenge, love, and fate. Set against a backdrop of medieval intrigue, Dalibor follows its titular tragic hero as he faces a desperate struggle for redemption. With sweeping orchestral music and unforgettable arias, Dalibor captivates with its emotional depth and stirring melodies. Director Jean-Romain Vesperini (Henri VIII) returns to Bard SummerScape to helm this first fully staged American production of a rarely heard masterpiece.

Sponsored by: Bard SummerScape.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/dalibor/.
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Susanne Bartsch presents New York, New York!

With Murray Hill, Amanda Lepore, Joey Arias, and more!

Friday, July 25, 2025
8–9 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Nightlife legend Susanne Bartsch returns for a seventh season with her risque cabaret vaudeville extraordinaire, full of flavor from all walks of life. With a knockout lineup of performers, New York, New York! is a wake-up call direct from the city that never sleeps.

This performance contains nudity and adult language. Admission is restricted to adults age 18 and older.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/bartsch-2025/.
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After Hours 2025

Friday, July 25, 2025
10–11 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Dance away your weekend nights with top DJs at the Spiegeltent!

Andy Monk of Queer Conspiracy hosts and co-curates this year’s After Hours series, with a DJ lineup featuring fresh faces and returning favorites.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/after-hours-2025/.
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Saturday, July 26, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Saturday, July 26, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Susanne Bartsch presents New York, New York!

With Murray Hill, Amanda Lepore, Joey Arias, and more!

Saturday, July 26, 2025
8–9 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Nightlife legend Susanne Bartsch returns for a seventh season with her risque cabaret vaudeville extraordinaire, full of flavor from all walks of life. With a knockout lineup of performers, New York, New York! is a wake-up call direct from the city that never sleeps.

This performance contains nudity and adult language. Admission is restricted to adults age 18 and older.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/bartsch-2025/.
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After Hours 2025

Saturday, July 26, 2025
10–11 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

Dance away your weekend nights with top DJs at the Spiegeltent!

Andy Monk of Queer Conspiracy hosts and co-curates this year’s After Hours series, with a DJ lineup featuring fresh faces and returning favorites.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/after-hours-2025/.
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Sunday, July 27, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Sunday, July 27, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Dalibor

by Bedřich Smetana

Sunday, July 27, 2025
2–3 pm

Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater

“Botstein, and his annual opera production at Bard, seem more invaluable by the year.” —The New York Times

Experience the gripping drama of Bedřich Smetana’s Dalibor, a powerful Czech opera that weaves themes of revenge, love, and fate. Set against a backdrop of medieval intrigue, Dalibor follows its titular tragic hero as he faces a desperate struggle for redemption. With sweeping orchestral music and unforgettable arias, Dalibor captivates with its emotional depth and stirring melodies. Director Jean-Romain Vesperini (Henri VIII) returns to Bard SummerScape to helm this first fully staged American production of a rarely heard masterpiece.

Sponsored by: Bard SummerScape.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/dalibor/.
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Wednesday, July 30, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Wednesday, July 30, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Dalibor

by Bedřich Smetana

Wednesday, July 30, 2025
2–3 pm

Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater

“Botstein, and his annual opera production at Bard, seem more invaluable by the year.” —The New York Times

Experience the gripping drama of Bedřich Smetana’s Dalibor, a powerful Czech opera that weaves themes of revenge, love, and fate. Set against a backdrop of medieval intrigue, Dalibor follows its titular tragic hero as he faces a desperate struggle for redemption. With sweeping orchestral music and unforgettable arias, Dalibor captivates with its emotional depth and stirring melodies. Director Jean-Romain Vesperini (Henri VIII) returns to Bard SummerScape to helm this first fully staged American production of a rarely heard masterpiece.

Sponsored by: Bard SummerScape.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/dalibor/.
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All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group

Thursday, July 31, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

CCS Bard Galleries
All Manner of Experiments: Legacies of the Baghdad Modern Art Group is the first exhibition to contextualize and historicize an essential chapter in Arab modern and contemporary art. This in-depth presentation of the Baghdad Modern Art Group, which was founded in 1951 and remained a creative force through the early 1970s, presents a spirited picture of multiple generations of artists working together to forge a new and distinct aesthetic that captured the dynamism and hope of postcolonial life in Iraq. The exhibition invites audiences to learn about modernism from the vantage point of Iraq—a vibrant site of exchange and influence across West Asia, North Africa, and Europe, reflecting on the group’s formation, progression, and impact on subsequent generations of artists.

Open 11–5, Wednesday - SundaySponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/1109-all-manner-of-experiments-legacies-of-the-baghdad-group-for-modern-art.
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Stan Douglas: Ghostlight

Thursday, July 31, 2025
11 am – 5 pm

Hessel Museum of Art
Stan Douglas: Ghostlight will be the artist’s first survey in the U.S. in over 20 years and will chart his global influence and innovation across 40 works from the 1990s to the present.
The exhibition will present the North American premiere of an immersive, multi-channel video installation that revisits D.W. Griffith’s 1915 film “The Birth of a Nation” framed by a selection of works that explore topics ranging from settler colonialism in the Americas, to the legacies of transatlantic slavery, to modern movements for liberation in Africa and Europe. Douglas’ deeply researched and longtime commitment to these histories provide an expansive view of the present, one that sheds light on moments of breakdown and chaos that attend societies in upheaval.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.

For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/museum/exhibitions/812-stan-douglas-ghostlight.
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Bard Farm Stand

Thursday, July 31, 2025
12–5 pm

Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.; Gilson Place
A weekly offering of the season's finest fresh vegetables, herbs, mushrooms, maple syrup and flowers, all student grown on Bard's campus. In addition, local meat, eggs, and honey are available. We accept cash and credit card payment methods!

Find us on Library Rd on the east side of New Annandale Rd (north end of Kline parking lot) between Gilson Place and Kappa House.

Sign Up for the Bard Farm Newsletter!Sponsored by: Bard Farm.

For more information, call 518-653-6118, or e-mail [email protected].
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Alison Brown Quintet

Bluegrass on Hudson

Thursday, July 31, 2025
7–8 pm

Fisher Center, Spiegeltent

“Like James Taylor’s voice or B.B. King’s guitar, Alison Brown’s banjo is an instrument possessed of a unique sonic signature and an inescapable beauty…an artist who never ceases to delight.” —Billboard Magazine

Grammy Award-winning musician Alison Brown has built a reputation as one of today’s most forward-thinking and innovative banjo players. With musical beginnings in the Southern California bluegrass scene, Alison takes the banjo far beyond its Appalachian roots by blending bluegrass and jazz influences into a sonic tapestry that has earned praise and recognition from a variety of national tastemakers, including The Wall Street Journal, CBS Sunday Morning, NPR, and USA Today.

Sponsored by: Spiegeltent.

For more information, call 845-758-7900, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://fishercenter.bard.edu/events/alison-brown-quintet/.
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