Events for April 2026
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Monday, March 30, 2026 – Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Online Event, 8 am – 5 pm
Monday, March 30, 2026 – Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Online Event, 8 am – 5 pm
Alumni Career Panel - Levy Graduate Programs in Economics (Online)
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Online Event, 12–1 pm
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Online Event, 12–1 pm
Framing Equality: The Politics of Gay Marriage Wars With Omar Encarnación and Michael Sadowski
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, 5:30–6:30 pm
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, 5:30–6:30 pm
Making Change: A Discussion on Economic Fairness and Social Justice : Panel x Networking Night
Friday, April 3, 2026 – Saturday, April 4, 2026
Olin 102 and Lobby, 6–9 pm
Friday, April 3, 2026 – Saturday, April 4, 2026
Olin 102 and Lobby, 6–9 pm
Envision: 2026 Spring Dance Concert: Presented by the Bard Dance Program
Thursday, April 2, 2026 – Saturday, April 4, 2026
LUMA Theater
Thursday, April 2, 2026 – Saturday, April 4, 2026
LUMA Theater
The Antipodes: Bard College Theater & Performance Program Presents Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College
Friday, April 17, 2026 – Sunday, April 19, 2026
LUMA THEATER
Friday, April 17, 2026 – Sunday, April 19, 2026
LUMA THEATER
The Bard College Dance Program Presents: Momentum : Faculty Dance Concert 2026
Thursday, April 30, 2026 – Saturday, May 2, 2026
LUMA Theater
Thursday, April 30, 2026 – Saturday, May 2, 2026
LUMA Theater
When Identity is Questioned or Denied: Multiracial Identity Contestation and Racial Socialization, a Talk By Dr. Diana Sanchez, Rutgers University: The Andrew J. Bernstein Foundation and Psychology Program Present
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium, 4–5 pm
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium, 4–5 pm
Envision: 2026 Spring Dance Concert
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Fisher Center, LUMA Theater, 7:30–8:30 pm
Thursday, April 2, 2026
Fisher Center, LUMA Theater, 7:30–8:30 pm
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today: 2026 Graduate Exhibitions Opening Reception
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard, 1–4 pm
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Hessel Museum of Art, CCS Bard, 1–4 pm
Studio Art Senior Thesis Exhibition: Massena Exhibition #1
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Massena Campus, 3–6 pm
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Massena Campus, 3–6 pm
CANCELED: Faculty Spotlight Series: Raman Ramakrishnan, cello, and Terrence Wilson, piano
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 4 pm
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 4 pm
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026 - Program Six: György Kurtág in Context: Bach, Bartók, and Kurtág Part of Brooklyn Public Library’s Classical Interludes Series
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library - Dr. S. Stevan Dweck Cultural Center, 4 pm
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Brooklyn Public Library, Central Library - Dr. S. Stevan Dweck Cultural Center, 4 pm
Violin Music at Bard: Students and Alums of Erica Kiesewetter's Violin Studio
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bard Hall, 4 pm
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Bard Hall, 4 pm
Studio Art Senior Thesis Exhibition Fisher Galleries #1
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Fisher Studio Art Building, 4–7 pm
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Fisher Studio Art Building, 4–7 pm
Envision: 2026 Spring Dance Concert
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Fisher Center, LUMA Theater, 7:30–8:30 pm
Saturday, April 4, 2026
Fisher Center, LUMA Theater, 7:30–8:30 pm
A Reading with Stephanie Wambugu '20
Monday, April 6, 2026
North Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, 6 pm
Monday, April 6, 2026
North Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, 6 pm
Albertine French Film Festival: L’armée des ombres: Director: Jean-Pierre Melville, 1969, 2h25 min.
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 7:30 pm
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 7:30 pm
Albertine Film Festival/CMIA - Army of Shadows
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 7:30–10 pm
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 7:30–10 pm
Visiting Artist: Juliana Huxtable '10
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 5:30–7 pm
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 5:30–7 pm
Visiting Artist: Juliana Huxtable '10
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 5:30–7 pm
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 5:30–7 pm
Screening: Edhi Alice + Conversation with PINKS
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema, 6 pm
Wednesday, April 8, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema, 6 pm
Virtual Lunchtime Talk: Bard's Spring Landscape: Part III: Bark, Berries, Buds and Branches
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Online Event, 12–12:30 pm
Thursday, April 9, 2026
Online Event, 12–12:30 pm
Graduate Degree Recital: Eric Evans, trumpet
Friday, April 10, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 12 pm
Friday, April 10, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 12 pm
Faculty Recital: Isabelle O'Connell, Piano
Friday, April 10, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7–8 pm
Friday, April 10, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7–8 pm
Viola Studio Recital: Featuring the students of Luosha Fang, Melissa Reardon, Marka Gustavsson and Caeli Smith.
Friday, April 10, 2026
Bard Hall, 7 pm
Friday, April 10, 2026
Bard Hall, 7 pm
Undergraduate Degree Recital: Ryan Michki, tenor: “Unthinkable Tenderness”
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 4–5:30 pm
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 4–5:30 pm
Studio Art Senior Thesis Exhibition Fisher Galleries #2
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Fisher Studio Art Building, 4–7 pm
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Fisher Studio Art Building, 4–7 pm
Reflections and Refractions: A Sonic Kaleidoscope: A graduate conducting program degree recital with The Orchestra Now
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, 8–10 pm
Saturday, April 11, 2026
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, 8–10 pm
Undergraduate Degree Recital: Adelaide Braunhill, bassoon
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Olin Hall, 1–2:30 pm
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Olin Hall, 1–2:30 pm
Undergraduate Degree Recital: Garrick Neuner, baritone: “Did you make it home, woman of God?”
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7–8:30 pm
Sunday, April 12, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7–8:30 pm
B. Ingrid Olsen: The Photography Program Presents: B. Ingrid Olsen
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema, 6–6 pm
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema, 6–6 pm
Faculty Spotlight Series: Teresa Buchholz, mezzo-soprano and Kayo Iwama, piano
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7 pm
Tuesday, April 14, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7 pm
The Concept of Populism at the Time of Crisis: Ertuğ Tombuş (Humboldt University, Berlin) in conversation with Bard's own Pinar Kemerli and Archie Magno
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Olin Humanities, Room 205, 5:30–7:30 pm
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Olin Humanities, Room 205, 5:30–7:30 pm
The Concept of Populism at the Time of Crisis
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Olin Humanities, Room 205, 5:30–7:30 pm
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Olin Humanities, Room 205, 5:30–7:30 pm
Black Poetry in Times of Crisis: A Reading and Conversation with Kevin Young and Evie Shockley
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Stevenson Library, 6 pm
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Stevenson Library, 6 pm
Richard Gordon Jazz Series Featuring: Sara Serpa, voice featuring André Matos, guitar & Larry Grenadier, bass
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7:30–9 pm
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7:30–9 pm
Musical Theater Performance Workshop
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Fisher Center, Resnick Theater Studio, 7:30 pm
Thursday, April 16, 2026
Fisher Center, Resnick Theater Studio, 7:30 pm
Undergraduate Degree Recital: Xiaoyan Luo, pipa
Friday, April 17, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 1–2:30 pm
Friday, April 17, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 1–2:30 pm
Undergraduate Degree Recital: Anthony D'Amore, tenor
Friday, April 17, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 4–5:30 pm
Friday, April 17, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 4–5:30 pm
Graduate Degree Recital: Riley Lyons, trombone
Friday, April 17, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7–8:30 pm
Friday, April 17, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7–8:30 pm
Musical Theater Performance Workshop
Friday, April 17, 2026
Fisher Center, Resnick Theater Studio, 7:30 pm
Friday, April 17, 2026
Fisher Center, Resnick Theater Studio, 7:30 pm
Studio Art Senior Thesis Exhibition Massena Exhibition #2
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Massena Campus, 3–6 pm
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Massena Campus, 3–6 pm
Studio Art Senior Thesis Exhibition Fisher Galleries #3
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Fisher Studio Art Building, 4–7 pm
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Fisher Studio Art Building, 4–7 pm
POSTPONED: Undergraduate Degree Recital: Zander Grier, tuba
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 4–5:30 pm
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 4–5:30 pm
Undergraduate Degree Recital: Sophia Cornicello, piano
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7:30–9 pm
Saturday, April 18, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7:30–9 pm
Graduate Degree Recital: Dennis O'Keefe, percussion: “Le Tambour Français”
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 2–3:30 pm
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 2–3:30 pm
Undergraduate Degree Recital: João Melo, percussion
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7–8:30 pm
Sunday, April 19, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7–8:30 pm
The Role of Production Networks in Price Stability | Samuel Stockman
Monday, April 20, 2026
Blithewood, 11:30 am
Monday, April 20, 2026
Blithewood, 11:30 am
Rome's Jewish Queen: the Story of Berenice: Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion; Director, Institute of Advanced Theology
Monday, April 20, 2026
Bard Hall, 12:30–1:30 pm
Monday, April 20, 2026
Bard Hall, 12:30–1:30 pm
Speculation or Fundamentals? European Natural Gas Price Swings Post 2020 | Emanuele Citera
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Blithewood, 5 pm
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Blithewood, 5 pm
A Reading by French Poet Marie de Quatrebarbes: Followed by a Conversation with her Translator, Aiden Farrell
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium, 5:30 pm
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium, 5:30 pm
The Librarians: Documentary screening and panel discussion
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema, 5:30–8 pm
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema, 5:30–8 pm
Investing with Purpose: Intentional Endowments and Impact Investing with Iman Abdullah
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Barringer House; Barringer House - Rear Global Classroom (Room 104), 5:30–7:30 pm
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Barringer House; Barringer House - Rear Global Classroom (Room 104), 5:30–7:30 pm
Verdant Vision: The Future of Blithewood Garden: With Tom Stuart-Smith
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Blithewood, 3–5 pm
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Blithewood, 3–5 pm
Militant Non-Violence with Uday Singh Mehta: The 4th Annual De Gruyter-Arendt Center Lecture in Political Thinking
Thursday, April 23, 2026
North Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, 5–6:45 pm
Thursday, April 23, 2026
North Campus Center, Multipurpose Room, 5–6:45 pm
Anthony Lester Fellows in Human Rights
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium, 5–7 pm
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Reem-Kayden Center Laszlo Z. Bito '60 Auditorium, 5–7 pm
Revisiting “On Violence”: Political Power and Non-violent Struggle: Spring 2026 Hannah Arendt Center Conference and De Gruyter-Arendt Center Lecture in Political Thinking
Friday, April 24, 2026
Various Campus Locations, 9:30 am – 4 pm
Friday, April 24, 2026
Various Campus Locations, 9:30 am – 4 pm
Graduate Degree Recital: Minghui Mia Wu, dizi
Friday, April 24, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 1–2:30 pm
Friday, April 24, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 1–2:30 pm
Workshop on Dialogue and Deliberation: Advocating For Democracy
Friday, April 24, 2026
Arendt Center, 2–5 pm
Friday, April 24, 2026
Arendt Center, 2–5 pm
Student Recital: Yuzhe Cai, harp
Friday, April 24, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 4–5:30 pm
Friday, April 24, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 4–5:30 pm
POSTPONED: Graduate Degree Recital: Hengjian Zhang, sheng
Friday, April 24, 2026
Olin Hall, 6–7:30 pm
Friday, April 24, 2026
Olin Hall, 6–7:30 pm
Graduate Degree Recital: Michael Adams, soprano, with Lara Saldanha, piano: "Four Play"
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 2–3:30 pm
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 2–3:30 pm
Studio Art Senior Thesis Exhibition Fisher Galleries #4
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Fisher Studio Art Building, 4–7 pm
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Fisher Studio Art Building, 4–7 pm
POSTPONED: Graduate Degree Recital: Benjamin Truncale, tenor, with Kyeongji Koh, piano: THE ARTIST AND THE “OTHER”: An Exploration of The Muse
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 5–6:30 pm
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 5–6:30 pm
Bard Conservatory Orchestra conducted by Leon Botstein
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, 7–9 pm
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, 7–9 pm
Undergraduate Degree Recital: Danni Chen, guqin
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 1–2:30 pm
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 1–2:30 pm
The Altalena Artists Collective in Collaboration with Bard Conservatory Students: HOMMAGE À BARTÓK / OP. 2
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Olin Hall, 3–4:30 pm
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Olin Hall, 3–4:30 pm
POSTPONED: Graduate Degree Recital: Imani Oluoch, mezzo-soprano, with Nomin Samdan, piano: Heretic: Exploring the Delicate Science of “Othering”:
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 4–5:30 pm
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 4–5:30 pm
Graduate Degree Recital: Chirbee Dy, mezzo-soprano, with Ella Nagy, piano: A Place Called Paradise: Identity, displacement, and the beauty of belonging
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7–8:30 pm
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7–8:30 pm
The Widening War: Iran, Lebanon, and a Changing Middle East
Monday, April 27, 2026
Reem-Kayden Center, 3 pm
Monday, April 27, 2026
Reem-Kayden Center, 3 pm
The Keith Haring Lecture in Art and Activism: Carlos Motta
Monday, April 27, 2026
CCS Bard, Classroom 102, 5–7 pm
Monday, April 27, 2026
CCS Bard, Classroom 102, 5–7 pm
The American Revolution: A Screening and Panel Discussion
Monday, April 27, 2026
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, 5–6:45 pm
Monday, April 27, 2026
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, 5–6:45 pm
Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild]: Film screening and directors panel
Monday, April 27, 2026
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 7–9:30 pm
Monday, April 27, 2026
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 7–9:30 pm
Undergraduate Degree Recital: Zander Grier, tuba
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7–8:30 pm
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 7–8:30 pm
An Evening of Virginia Woolf and Wonderful Music!: Tuesday, April 28, 8pm in the Bard Chapel
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Chapel of the Holy Innocents, 8–10 pm
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
Chapel of the Holy Innocents, 8–10 pm
The World in Pieces: A Conversation with Walter Russell Mead
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Olin Humanities, Room 102, 6–7 pm
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Olin Humanities, Room 102, 6–7 pm
An Evening with Michael Alpert, Legend of Yiddish Music
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Bard Hall, 7–8:30 pm
Wednesday, April 29, 2026
Bard Hall, 7–8:30 pm
Ex Libris Day at Stevenson Library: A celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Sussman Rare Book Collection
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, 1–5 pm
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Charles P. Stevenson Jr. Library, 1–5 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, September 7, 2025 – Saturday, May 16, 2026
Sunday Mass
Sunday, September 7, 2025 – Sunday, May 17, 2026
Sunday, September 7, 2025 – Sunday, May 17, 2026
La Voz weekly meeting / La Voz reunión semanal: Every Monday during the semester, 3:30 – 4:30 PM EDT | La Voz: Weekly Meeting for Aspiring Journalists and Volunteers — Learn, Write, and Contribute to Spanish-Language Journalism on Latino Communities and Activism.
Monday, February 9, 2026 – Monday, May 25, 2026
Monday, February 9, 2026 – Monday, May 25, 2026
Signs, Games, and Messages 2026: A Kurtág Festival
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 – Saturday, April 4, 2026
Wednesday, March 11, 2026 – Saturday, April 4, 2026
Virtual Reading Group
Friday, April 3, 2026 – Friday, April 10, 2026
Friday, April 3, 2026 – Friday, April 10, 2026
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today: 2026 Graduate Student Curated Exhibitions
Saturday, April 4, 2026 – Sunday, May 24, 2026
Saturday, April 4, 2026 – Sunday, May 24, 2026
all events are subject to change