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Events for January 2026

Levy Graduate Programs in Economics Application Info and Workshop: Join to ask last minute questions, strengthen your written materials, and submit your application to Levy with Thomas Masterson, graduate program director, and Tyler Emerson, outreach and recruitment liaison.
Monday, January 12, 2026
Online Event, 12–1 pm
Transfer Student Language and Thinking Program
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 – Friday, January 23, 2026
Bard College Campus
Bard GPS - Online Information Session 
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Online Event, 7–8 pm
The Fight for American Democracy: Student Voting, Civil Rights and the Promise of the 26th Amendment
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
Cecil B. Day Chapel, Carter Center, 7 pm
Arrival Day, Check-in, and Financial Clearance for Spring Transfer Students
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
Bard College Campus
The Dialogue Project: Hope in Action with Ann Rubin
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
Online Event, 1–2:30 pm
Bard GPS - Online International Applicant Information Session
Thursday, January 22, 2026
Online Event, 12–1 pm
BardWorks 2026: Building Your Community Networking Reception
Thursday, January 22, 2026
North Campus Center, 5–6:30 pm
BardWorks 2026: NYC Networking Reception
Friday, January 23, 2026
New York Law School, 4:30–7 pm
Virtual Reading Group January Session
Friday, January 23, 2026
Online Event
Dvo?ák and the Music of Ukraine
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, 7–9 pm
Check-in and Financial Clearance for All Returning Students
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Bard College Campus
Guest Artist Recital: Laurie Smukler, violin and Qing Jiang, piano
Sunday, January 25, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 4 pm
First Day of Spring Classes
Monday, January 26, 2026
Bard College Campus
Student Recital: Katherine Chernyak, viola
Friday, January 30, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 4 pm
Student Recital: Elizabeth Chernyak, viola
Friday, January 30, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7 pm
Faculty Spotlight Series: Hugo Valverde, horn, with Enriqueta Somarriba, piano
Saturday, January 31, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 5 pm

Ongoing Events:

Christian/Episcopal Sunday Service: Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown
Sunday, September 7, 2025 – Saturday, May 16, 2026
Sunday Mass
Sunday, September 7, 2025 – Sunday, May 17, 2026
When Attitudes Take Form
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 – Sunday, February 22, 2026
From the Collection: We Are In Hell When We Hurt Each Other
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 – Sunday, February 22, 2026


all events are subject to change