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Events for December 2023

BardMakers Art + Craft Fair
Friday, December 1, 2023
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, 1–6 pm
Men's and Women's Basketball vs RIT
Friday, December 1, 2023
Stevenson Athletic Center, 5:30 pm
Completion Days—Regular Classes and Final Exams (all students and faculty remain on campus)
Monday, December 18, 2023 – Friday, December 22, 2023
Bard College Campus
Chamber Music Marathon: Part I and II Friday at 7 PM to 11 PM Saturday at Noon to 5 PM: Marathon includes works by Bach, Bátok, Beethoven, Brahms, Donizetti, Ewald, Ibert, Piazzolla, Rossini, Rota, Schubert, Sperger, Tartaglia, Tchaikovsky, and premieres of Bard student compositions.
Friday, December 1, 2023 – Saturday, December 2, 2023
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space
Men's and Women's Basketball vs. Ithaca
Saturday, December 2, 2023
Stevenson Athletic Center, 2 pm
Bard Chinese Ensemble Winter Concert 2023: Shutong Li, conductor
Sunday, December 3, 2023
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 2–3:30 pm
Festival of Lights: Our Annual Interfaith Service of Hope and Light in the Time of Darkness
Sunday, December 3, 2023
Chapel of the Holy Innocents, 5–6 pm
Chamber Recital: "Unstable Trio" Performs Works for Violin, Cello, and Piano by Laura Netzel, Chausson, and Mendelssohn
Sunday, December 3, 2023
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7:30–9:30 pm
Noon Concert: Conservatory Students Perform an Hour-Long Program of Short Works
Monday, December 4, 2023
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 12–1 pm
CMIA - Between Worlds
Monday, December 4, 2023
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 7–10:55 pm
Bard-CEU Dual MA in Global Studies & International Relations Webinar: Informational Session on the one-year MA between Bard and Central European University with representatives from both programs. 
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
9–10 am
Bard Philosophy Club Lecture on St. Anthony
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Olin Humanities, Room 307, 5–6:30 pm
CMIA - Entering the Twenty-First Century
Tuesday, December 5, 2023
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 7–11:55 pm
“Working the Program”: Employment and Poverty Governance in Criminal Justice Treatment for Women: Levy Institute Research Program of Gender Equality and the Economy: A Speaker Series Featuring Allison McKim, Associate Professor of Sociology, Bard College
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Blithewood, 5–6 pm
Men's and Women's Basketball vs. Union (White Out)
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Stevenson Athletic Center, 5:30 pm
Georgian Choir Fall Concert
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Chapel of the Holy Innocents, 7–8 pm
Stephen Whimple TŌN ’25, trombone, and Pei-Hsuan Shen, piano
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Olin Hall, 7:30–9 pm
Advising Day
Wednesday, December 6, 2023
Bard College Campus
From the Collection: First Year Curatorial Practice 2023 – Opening Reception
Thursday, December 7, 2023
CCS Galleries, 5–7 pm
BODY CONCEPTS
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Fisher Center, LUMA Theater, 7:30–8 pm
Follow the Lieder: World Premieres of Ten New Songs : Songs by Bard Student Composers Performed by Graduate Vocal Arts Program Singers and Collaborative Piano Fellows
Thursday, December 7, 2023
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7:30–9 pm
A Funeral Ceremony for the Victims of the Gaza Genocide: We invite you to wear black and bring an offering for the communal altar. This event is organized by a group of Bard faculty, staff, and students, with local community members.
Friday, December 8, 2023
3 pm
BODY CONCEPTS
Friday, December 8, 2023
Fisher Center, LUMA Theater, 7:30–8 pm
Viola Recital: Elizabeth Chernyak, with Nomin Samdan, piano: Program inspired Epochs by Emma Lazrus with works by Bártok, Penderecki, Vieuxtemps, and more.
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 1–2:30 pm
Women's Basketball vs. Pratt Institute
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Stevenson Athletic Center, 2 pm
BODY CONCEPTS
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Fisher Center, LUMA Theater, 2–3 pm
Men's Basketball vs. Russell Sage (Faculty & Staff Appreciation Day)
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Stevenson Athletic Center, 4 pm
What’s in A Key
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, 7–8 pm
BODY CONCEPTS
Saturday, December 9, 2023
Fisher Center, LUMA Theater, 7:30–8 pm
Conversation: On France, Niger, Uranium, and Nuclear Power: Filmmaker Idrissou Mora-Kpai and Historian Carina Ray in Conversation on France, Niger, Uranium, and Nuclear Power
Sunday, December 10, 2023
ZOOM, 1 pm
Instrumental Arts Program Recital: John Woodward, double bass, with Elizabeth Chernyak, violin, Chris van Zyl, cello, and Nomin Samdan, piano: Works by Bach, Bottesini, Rossini, and Tartaglia.
Sunday, December 10, 2023
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7–8:30 pm
Un/Besieged Microfestival: Microfestival by First-Year Students in the MA in Human Rights and the Arts
Monday, December 11, 2023
Bard campus, various locations, 6–8 pm
Balinese Gamelan
Monday, December 11, 2023
Bard Hall, 6:30–7:30 pm
CMIA - Melancholia
Monday, December 11, 2023
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 7–10:55 pm
Spontaneous Composition Concert
Monday, December 11, 2023
Blum Hall, 7:30–8:30 pm
Senior Projects Due
Monday, December 11, 2023
Bard College Campus
Un/Besieged Microfestival: Microfestival by First-Year Students in the MA in Human Rights and the Arts
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Bard campus, various locations, 10:30 am – 5 pm
SmorgasBard & Community Cookie Decorating
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, 4:30–6:30 pm
The Sun Ra Ensemble
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Blum Hall, 7:30–8:30 pm
Music of Fanny Hensel and Felix Mendelssohn: Symphonic Chorus and Chamber Singers
Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Olin Hall, 8–9 pm
Rieko Aizawa Piano Studio Recital : Six pianists and a chamber group perform works by Beethoven, Debussy, Mendelssohn, Ravel, and Schubert
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Olin Hall, 12–2 pm
Building a Career in Sustainability: The Future of the Fashion Industry: Engage with professionals working in sustainable fashion for advice and tips on launching your high impact career in the field.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Online Event, 7–8:30 pm
NOW Ensemble 
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Bard Hall, 7–8 pm
Registration for Spring Classes Opens
Thursday, December 14, 2023
Bard College Campus
Third-Year Recital: Kai O'Donnell, oboe, performs works by Previn, Britten, and Pasculli: With Katherine Chernyak, violin, Rowan Swain, viola, Raman Ramakrishnan, cello, Adelaide Braunhill, bassoon, and pianists Yi-Hsuan Hsia and Gabriele Zemaityte
Friday, December 15, 2023
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 1–1:45 pm
Christmas Caroling and a Reading of A Christmas Carol
Friday, December 15, 2023
Chapel of the Holy Innocents, 3–6:30 pm
Capoeira Angola at Bard with Professor Tagan!
Friday, December 15, 2023
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, 6–9 pm
Christmas Chorales: Holiday Concert in Bard Hall: Vocal Arts Program and Chamber Singers sing chorales by J. S. Bach, Berlioz, and Praetorius.
Friday, December 15, 2023
Bard Hall, 7:30–8:30 pm
POSTPONED: Poulenc Party, Celebrating the Songs of Francis Poulenc
Saturday, December 16, 2023
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 2–4 pm
Music Composition Degree Recital: OGA Presents “O so thin!”
Saturday, December 16, 2023
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 8:30–10 pm
Da Capo Chamber Players: Marianne Gythfeldt, clarinet / Curt Macomber, violin / Chris Gross, cello / Steven Beck, piano  And Conservatory Alumni: Rea Abel '23, flute / Jonathan Collazo '21, percussion   
Sunday, December 17, 2023
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 5–6 pm
Bard Sinfonietta: Bard Student Composers Showcase: New works by 10 student composers, performed by the Bard Sinfonietta.
Monday, December 18, 2023
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 8–10 pm
Bard Center for the Study of Hate Webinar: Islamophobic and antisemitic discourse on social media following the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Online Event, 3–4 pm
Islamophobic and Antisemitic Discourse on Social Media After the October 7 Hamas Attack on Israel
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Online Event, 3–4 pm
Sincerely, 203A: A Photography Exhibition: Woods Studio Gallery
Wednesday, December 20, 2023
Woods Studio, 7–9 pm
Three by Charlie Chaplin: Rare 16mm prints from the Film & Electronic Arts collection
Thursday, December 21, 2023
Avery Art Center, 7–9 pm
Last Day of fall Classes (fall semester ends)
Friday, December 22, 2023
Bard College Campus

Ongoing Events:

Leo Wang, Murder At Galehar: Studio Art Senior Thesis Exhibition
Thursday, April 6, 2023 – Monday, April 8, 2024
Christian/Episcopal Service
Sunday, September 17, 2023 – Friday, May 17, 2024
Christian/Roman Catholic Mass
Sunday, November 5, 2023 – Sunday, December 17, 2023
From the Collection: First Year Curatorial Practice 2023
Thursday, December 7, 2023 – Sunday, December 17, 2023


all events are subject to change