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Events for October 2018

Citizenship and Civil Disobedience
Thursday, October 11, 2018 – Friday, October 12, 2018
Olin Humanities Building, 10 am – 6 pm
The Pythagorean Harmonics of the Parthenon: Michael Weinman, Professor of Philosophy, Bard College Berlin
Monday, October 1, 2018
RKC 103, 5–6 pm
A Reading by Joseph O'Neill: The author reads from his new story collection, Good Trouble.
Monday, October 1, 2018
Oblong Books, 6–8 pm
The NSU Monologues: Actors for Human Rights Germany
Monday, October 1, 2018
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema, 7–9 pm
Fall Break
Monday, October 8, 2018 – Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Bard College Campus
Family and Alumni/ae Weekend
Friday, October 26, 2018 – Sunday, October 28, 2018
Bard College Campus
Fund for Visual Learning BIG FOOT Benefit Online Sales: To Benefit the Studio Arts Fund for Visual Learning
Saturday, October 27, 2018 – Thursday, November 1, 2018
Website
Noon Concert: Conservatory students perform an hour-long concert.
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Bitó Conservatory Building, 12–1 pm
Socioeconomic Integration of U.S. Immigrant Groups over the Long Term: The Second Generation and Beyond.: Stephen J. Trejo, Department of Economics, University of Texas at Austin
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Olin Humanities, Room 102, 4:45–6 pm
Visiting Artist Lecture: Michelle Handelman
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Fisher Studio Arts Building, 5–7 pm
Women's Tennis Match
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
Stevenson Athletic Center, Tennis Courts, 6–9 pm
CCS Bard Speaker Series: Johanna Burton
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
CCS Bard Classroom 102, 5–7 pm
An Evening of Bach Sonatas/Partitas and Swedish Violin Music, with Semmy Stahlhammer
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Bitó Conservatory Building, 7–9 pm
Women's Soccer Match
Wednesday, October 3, 2018
Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer Complex, 7:30–10 pm
Salt and Water Balance in Fishes: Endocrine Mechanisms of Environmental Adaptation: Jason Breves, Skidmore College
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium, 12–1 pm
A Conversation with NYS Senate Candidate Karen S. Smythe: Democratic Candidate for New York State Senate District 41
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium, 4:45–6 pm
Bard Summer Research Institute: 2018 Poster Session
Thursday, October 4, 2018
Reem-Kayden Center, 6–7:30 pm
Groundbreaking Laser Inventions: The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics: Antonios Kontos, Physics Program, and Christopher LaFratta, Chemistry Program
Friday, October 5, 2018
Hegeman 107, 12–1 pm
Women's Volleyball Match
Friday, October 5, 2018
Stevenson Athletic Center, Main Gym, 7–9 pm
Montgomery Place 2018 Salon Series on Agriculture
Saturday, October 6, 2018
10 am – 5 pm
Men's Soccer Match
Saturday, October 6, 2018
Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer Complex, 2–4 pm
Women's Volleyball Match
Saturday, October 6, 2018
Stevenson Athletic Center, Main Gym, 2–4 pm
Brahms & England
Saturday, October 6, 2018
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, 8 pm
Brahms & England
Sunday, October 7, 2018
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, 2 pm
CMIA – International Film Noir
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 7–11:55 pm
Informational Webinar: Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability: Join and receive a $65 application fee waiver!         
Tuesday, October 9, 2018
Online, 7:30–8:30 pm
CMIA – Westerns
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 6–11:55 pm
Public Debate: Bard College vs. West Point: Must dissent in democracy be civil and nonviolent?
Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, 6–7:30 pm
Senior Prospectus Talks
Friday, October 12, 2018
Hegeman 107, 12–1:15 pm
Women's Soccer Match
Friday, October 12, 2018
Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer Complex, 4–6 pm
Kenyon Victor Adams (little ray) Prayers of the People
Friday, October 12, 2018
Chapel of the Holy Innocents, 6 pm
Women's Volleyball Match
Friday, October 12, 2018
Stevenson Athletic Center, Main Gym, 7–9 pm
Andrew Schneider NERVOUS/SYSTEM: Preview performances Live Arts Bard commission
Friday, October 12, 2018
Fisher Center, LUMA Theater, 7:30 pm
Women's Soccer Match
Saturday, October 13, 2018
Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer Complex, 2–4 pm
The Conditions of Being Art: Artist Talk with Andrea Fraser
Saturday, October 13, 2018
CCS Bard, Classroom 102, 2–4 pm
Andrew Schneider NERVOUS/SYSTEM: Preview performances Live Arts Bard commission
Saturday, October 13, 2018
Fisher Center, LUMA Theater, 7:30 pm
Faculty Recital: Benjamin Hochman, piano Mozart Piano Sonatas
Sunday, October 14, 2018
Bitó Conservatory Building, 3–5 pm
Andrew Schneider NERVOUS/SYSTEM: Preview performances Live Arts Bard commission
Sunday, October 14, 2018
Fisher Center, LUMA Theater, 4 pm
STS and Climate Catastrophe: A Short Introduction to the Science, Technology, and Society (STS) Concentration  
Monday, October 15, 2018
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema, 4–5:30 pm
Designing Ethics: Racial Imaginaries and the Interweaving of Power in Peruvian Ethical Fashion Design: Patricia Alvarez, Brandeis University
Monday, October 15, 2018
Olin Humanities, Room 102, 4:45–6:45 pm
Space and Spirit: Mapping the Geography of Hasidism: Marcin Wodziński, University of Wrocław, Poland
Monday, October 15, 2018
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium, 5:30–7 pm
Pianist Xak Bjerken with Miri Yampolsky: Rachmaninoff, Schubert, Schumann, Scriabin, and Steven Stucky
Monday, October 15, 2018
Bitó Conservatory Building, 7:30–8:30 pm
Noon Concert: Conservatory students perform an hour-long concert.
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Bitó Conservatory Building, 12–1 pm
"Stand Still and See": Linking Ability and Captivity in Early America: Professor Nicholas Junkerman, Skidmore College
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
RKC 103, 12–1 pm
Masterclass with Pianist Xak Bjerken: Conservatory students perform works by Chopin, Dutilleux, Schubert
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Bitó Conservatory Building, 3–4 pm
Women's Tennis Match
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Stevenson Athletic Center, Tennis Courts, 4–7 pm
The Book in a Mercantile Society: Alberto Manguel in Conversation with Norman Manea: A dialogue between two distinguished writers
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
103; Reem-Kayden Center, 5–6:30 pm
CCS Bard Speaker Series: Nana Adusei-Poku
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
CCS Bard, Classroom 102, 5–7 pm
Sam Van Aken
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Fisher Studio Arts building, Seminar Room, 5–6 pm
CMIA – International Film Noir
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 7–11:55 pm
Bard's Path to a Master's Degree: Reception and Roundtable Discussions | Campus Center, MPR
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, 7–9 pm
A Day in the Life of the Hudson River
Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Field Station
National Climate Seminar: Young Climate Voters and Carbon Pricing: Page Atcheson Matilsky | Executive Director | Our Climate
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
12–1 pm
Levy Graduate Programs Information Session/Webinar: Hosted by Prof. Thomas Masterson
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Website, 1:30–2:30 pm
CMIA – Color
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 6–11:55 pm
Women's Soccer Match
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer Complex, 7–9 pm
Writing after Fascism: Curzio Malaparte between Paris and Moscow: Jenny McPhee, New York University Stephen Twilley, Public Books  *Please note start time changed to 7:00 p.m.*
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Olin Humanities, Room 102, 7–8:30 pm
Movies with Carmen: Under the Shadow
Wednesday, October 17, 2018
Shafer House, 7–9 pm
Who are the Species in Your Neighborhood? Density-dependent Interactions in a Tropical Tree Community: Liza Comita, Yale School of Forestry
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium, 12–1 pm
The Musical Brain: Dominique Vuvan, Skidmore College
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Preston Theater, 4:45–6 pm
Civic Engagement Student Poster Presentation and Reception
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Lobby; Reem-Kayden Center, 5–7 pm
Reckless: Henry Kissinger and the Tragedy of Vietnam: A James Clarke Chace Memorial Speaker Series Event
Thursday, October 18, 2018
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs 170 E. 64 St., New York, NY 10065, 6–7:30 pm
Imagining a Finer Future: A Conversation with Hunter Lovins & Bill McKibben
Thursday, October 18, 2018
LMHQ, 150 Broadway, 20th Floor, NYC, 6:30–8:30 pm
A Reading by Renee Gladman: followed by a conversation with Ann Lauterbach
Thursday, October 18, 2018
László Z. Bitó '60 Conservatory Building, 7:30–9 pm
Bard Farm Happy Hour
Friday, October 19, 2018
Bard Farm, 3:30–6:30 pm
CMIA – International Film Noir
Friday, October 19, 2018
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 6–11 pm
Project Drawdown Livestream
Friday, October 19, 2018
Preston Theater, 7:30–10 pm
China Now Music Festival Facing the Past, Looking to the Future: Chinese Composers in the 21st Century: The Orchestra Now, conducted by Jindong Cai In partnership with the Central Conservatory, Beijing
Friday, October 19, 2018
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, 8 pm
Bard MBA in Sustainability: October Residency Visit: Join Us to experience the Bard MBA program in action!
Saturday, October 20, 2018
LMHQ 150 Broadway, 20th Floor, New York, NY 10038, 12–6 pm
Men's Soccer Match
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer Complex, 1–3 pm
Meshell Ndegeocello
Saturday, October 20, 2018
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, 8 pm
The Film Photonovel: A Forgotten Medium: Professor Jan Baetens, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Monday, October 22, 2018
Olin Humanities, Room 102, 5–6:30 pm
Buddhist Spirituality and the Contemplation of Nature in Poetry: Charles Hallisey, Yehan Numata Senior Lecturer on Buddhist Literatures, Harvard Divinity School
Monday, October 22, 2018
Olin Humanities, Room 205, 5:30–7 pm
A Conversation with NYS Assembly Candidate Kevin Cahill: Democratic Candidate for New York State Assembly District 103 (incumbent)
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Barringer House Global Classroom, 4:45–6 pm
Dance at Work in Euripides’s Ion: Sarah Olsen, Assistant Professor of Classics at Williams College
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
RKC 103, 5–6:30 pm
CCS Bard Speaker Series: Petar Milat
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
CCS Bard, Classroom 102, 5–7 pm
Suzanne Kite
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Integrated Arts Room, Ottaway, 5–6 pm
A Reading by Ann Lauterbach : The poet and National Book Award finalist Ann Lauterbach will read from her new collection, Spell.
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Oblong Books, 6–8 pm
CMIA – International Film Noir
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 7–11 pm
The String Trio of New York
Tuesday, October 23, 2018
Bitó Conservatory Building, 8–10 pm
CMIA - Widescreen Aesthetics
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 6–11:55 pm
Avalon Packer Moderation Concert
Wednesday, October 24, 2018
Blum Hall, 7–9 pm
African Forced Migration through the Mediterranean: Meet Jacqueline Abad
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Olin Language Center, Room 115, 11:50 am – 1:10 pm
African Forced Migration through the Mediterranean  : Jacqueline Abad
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Olin Language Center, Room 115, 11:50 am – 1:10 pm
Evolutionary Responses to Climate Change Revealed by the Resurrection Approach: Steven Franks, Fordham University
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium, 12–1 pm
Levy Graduate Programs Information Session/Webinar
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Website, 3–4 pm
You Can “Enter a Garage” but Can You Also “Crab-walk a Garage”? Evidence for Flexible Linguistic Encoding in Chinese, English, Portuguese, and Spanish: Jayden Ziegler, Harvard University
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Preston Theater, 4:45–6 pm
The "end state’’ of galactic evolution: Alison Crocker, Reed College
Friday, October 26, 2018
Hegeman 107, 12–1 pm
Fund for Visual Learning BIG FOOT Benefit: To Benefit the Studio Arts Fund for Visual Learning Festive Opening Reception, 10/26, 5-7 PM
Friday, October 26, 2018
Fisher Studio Arts Building, 5–7 pm
Men's and Women's Swimming meet
Friday, October 26, 2018
Stevenson Athletic Center, Pool, 6–9 pm
Women's Volleyball Match
Friday, October 26, 2018
Stevenson Athletic Center, Main Gym, 7–9 pm
First Fall: Fall Dance
Friday, October 26, 2018
Fisher Center, LUMA Theater, 7:30 pm
Vijay Iyer and Teju Cole Blind Spot
Friday, October 26, 2018
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, 8 pm
Moderation Papers Due
Friday, October 26, 2018
Bard College Campus
Fund for Visual Learning BIG FOOT Benefit: To Benefit the Studio Arts Fund for Visual Learning
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Fisher Studio Arts Building, 10 am – 5 pm
Meet the Artist: Photographer Emma Ressell ’16: Olives in the Street: Photography Exhibition by Emma Ressel
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Woods Studio, 11 am – 1 pm
Conservatory Piano Showcase  : A Program of Short Works Performed by Students of Benjamin Hochman, Blair McMillen, and Peter Serkin
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Bitó Conservatory Building, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
Women's Volleyball Matches
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Stevenson Athletic Center, Main Gym, 12–4 pm
Women's Soccer Match
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Lorenzo Ferrari Soccer Complex, 2–4 pm
Faculty-Student Roundtable: Trump, American Foreign Policy, and the Midterm Election
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Olin Hall, 2–3 pm
First Fall: Fall Dance
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Fisher Center, LUMA Theater, 7:30 pm
Bard College Conservatory Orchestra: Leon Botstein, Music Director
Saturday, October 27, 2018
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, 8 pm
First Fall: Fall Dance
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Fisher Center, LUMA Theater, 4 pm
Cultural Show 2018
Sunday, October 28, 2018
Sosnoff Theater, Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts, 7–9 pm
Understanding the Syrian Conflict: Complexities and Consequences
Monday, October 29, 2018
Olin Humanities, Room 102, 6–9 pm
Opening Reception for Olives in the Street: Photography Exhibition by Emma Ressell ’16 
Monday, October 29, 2018
Woods Studio, 6–8 pm
Noon Concert: Conservatory students perform an hour-long concert.
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Bitó Conservatory Building, 12–1 pm
Archaeology of the Holocaust: From the Great Synagogue of Vilna to Ponar, Lithuania: Richard A. Freund, University of Hartford
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium, 5–6:30 pm
Annandale Dam Micro Hydropower Project: Site Visit and Public Meeting
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Annandale Dam, 1259 River Road, 5–7:45 pm
Informational Webinar: Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability: Join and receive a $65 application fee waiver!         
Tuesday, October 30, 2018
Online, 7–8 pm
Creative Process in Dialogue: Art and the Public Today: Elizabeth Alexander and Amy Sherald in Conversation
Wednesday, October 31, 2018
BHSEC Manhattan, 6:30–8 pm

Ongoing Events:

The Conditions of Being Art: Pat Hearn Gallery and American Fine Arts, Co. (1983–2004)
Saturday, June 23, 2018 – Friday, December 14, 2018
Daniel Steegmann Mangrané: A Transparent Leaf Instead of the Mouth
Saturday, June 23, 2018 – Sunday, October 14, 2018
Christian Services
Saturday, September 1, 2018 – Friday, December 21, 2018
Meditation Group
Monday, September 3, 2018 – Friday, December 21, 2018
Shabbat
Monday, September 3, 2018 – Friday, December 21, 2018
Morning Conditioning: Conditioning for community members who want to get a hard run in.
Friday, September 21, 2018 – Friday, October 12, 2018
So Noted: Selections of Marginalia in the Hannah Arendt Library : Reception: Wednesday, October 10, 4:00–5:30 p.m., Stevenson Library
Wednesday, October 10, 2018 – Wednesday, November 14, 2018


all events are subject to change
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