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Events for September 2026

Dutchess County Public Transit Outreach
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 – Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Lobby, 10 am – 2 pm
Democracy Innovation Academy with Shmuel Lederman: A Monthly Series with the Democracy Innovation Hub
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Online Event, 1 pm
Women's Volleyball vs Western New England
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Stevenson Athletic Center, Main Gym, 6 pm
Women's Soccer vs Kean Jersey
Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Stevenson Athletic Center, Soccer Field, 7 pm
Powers of Judgment: Hannah Arendt’s Moral and Legal Philosophy with David Luban: A live recording of the Reading Hannah Arendt podcast
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Olin Humanities, Room 102, 5:30–6:30 pm
Virtual Reading Group
Friday, September 4, 2026
Online Event, 1 pm
Fred Pavlich Cross Country Invitational 
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Montgomery Place Estate, 10 am
Men's Soccer vs SUNY Canton
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Stevenson Athletic Center, Soccer Field, 2 pm
Jerusalem: What Makes a City “Holy”?: Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion; Director, Institute of Advanced Theology
Monday, September 7, 2026
Bard Hall, 12:30–2 pm
CMIA - Ghost Stories: Vertigo
Monday, September 7, 2026
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 7–9:15 pm
The Hannah Arendt Center on WAMC's The Roundtable
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Online Event, 9–11 am
An Evening of Jazz: Marilyn Crispell and Angelica Sanchez: Piano Duo
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 6:30–8:30 pm
An Evening of Jazz: Marilyn Crispell and Angelica Sanchez, piano duo
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 6:30–8:30 pm
CMIA - Ghost Stories: Ugetsu
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 7–9 pm
CMIA - Late Spring
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 9–11 pm
CMIA - Montage
Monday, September 14, 2026
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 7–11 pm
Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory & Policy: Register Here for Upcoming Info Session
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Online Event, 12–1 pm
CMIA - Postwar Japan and China
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 7 pm
Cocktails and Conversation with Jonathan Becker in D.C.  
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
Barkada Wine Bar, 5:30–7:30 pm
CCS Bard Method Camp: Attention
Friday, September 18, 2026
CCS Bard, Collection Teaching Gallery, 11 am – 4 pm
Epic Narratives: Gernsheim and Brahms
Friday, September 18, 2026
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, 7–8 pm
The Life and Legacy of Friedrich Gernsheim
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Olin Hall, 11 am – 12 pm
Gernsheim at the Piano
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Olin Hall, 1–2 pm
Alumni/ae Spotlight: Sun-Ly Pierce VAP '19, mezzo-soprano, with Kayo Iwama, piano: A Woman Becoming
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space, 4 pm
Epic Narratives: Gernsheim and Brahms
Saturday, September 19, 2026
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, 7–8 pm
The Romantic Arc
Sunday, September 20, 2026
Olin Hall, 11 am – 12 pm
Jerusalem: what makes a city “holy”? : Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Philosophy and Religion; Director, Institute of Advanced Theology
Monday, September 21, 2026
Bard Hall, 12:30–2 pm
CMIA - Film Sound
Monday, September 21, 2026
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 7–11:50 pm
LA Cities Party
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
The Edendale, 6–8 pm
CMIA - Japanese New Wave
Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 7–11:30 pm
Wíhaŋble S’a Center Fall Open House   : We hope you will join us on the land for an afternoon of shared practice, learning, and exchange. 
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Massena Campus, 10 am – 5 pm
Opening Remarks, Abundant Intelligences: Jason Edward Lewis : We hope you will join us on the land for an afternoon of symposiums and learning.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Massena Campus, 11–11:10 am
Meaning Making and Unknowability: Suzanne Kite: We hope you will join us on the land for an afternoon of symposiums and learning.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Massena Campus, 11:10–11:30 am
Transformations through Image: Olivia Camfield, Woodrow Hunt, Schon Duncan, and assinijaq: We hope you will join us on the land for an afternoon of symposiums and learning.  
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Massena Campus, 11:30 am – 12:15 pm
Transformations through Sound: Robbie Wing & Warren Realrider : We hope you will join us on the land for an afternoon of symposiums and learning.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Massena Campus, 12:15–1 pm
Paper Presentation: Nathan Young: We hope you will join us on the land for an afternoon of symposiums and learning.  
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Massena Campus, 2:30–3 pm
Transformations through Materials: Mikayla Patton, Scott Benesiinaabandan, Wills Brewer, and Clementine Bordeaux: We hope you will join us on the land for an afternoon of symposiums and learning.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Massena Campus, 3–3:45 pm
Mikhel Proulx and Suzanne Kite in discussion: We hope you will join us on the land for an afternoon of symposiums and learning.
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Massena Campus, 3:45–4:15 pm
Presentation by Antoine Bellemare: We hope you will join us on the land for an afternoon of symposiums and learning.  
Wednesday, September 23, 2026
Massena Campus, 4:15–5 pm
Santa Clara Valley Cities Party
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Barebottle Brewing Company, 5:30–7 pm
Boston-area Cities Party: Thursday, September 24th 6:00–8:00 pm
Thursday, September 24, 2026
Blackmoor Bar & Kitchen, 6–8 pm
"Switch on Solar!" + Ribbon Cutting : We're celebrating our newest solar arrays 
Friday, September 25, 2026
Stevenson Athletic Center, 11–11:30 am
Workshop: "Lichen Life" with Zan Tomko
Friday, September 25, 2026
Montgomery Place Visitor Center, 1–3 pm
"Relationships with Fungi... It Can Seem Complicated": With Luke Sarrantonio
Friday, September 25, 2026
John Cage Trust, 1309 Annandale Rd, Red Hook, NY. 12571, 3:30–4:30 pm
Relationships with Fungi. . . It Can Seem Complicated: A special talk on the wonderful word of mushrooms for the John Cage Mycological Foray!
Friday, September 25, 2026
John Cage Trust, 1309 Annandale Rd, Red Hook, NY. 12571, 3:30–4:30 pm
Movie — "Attack of the Mushroom People"
Friday, September 25, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema, 6–7 pm
San Francisco Cities Party:    
Friday, September 25, 2026
Southern Pacific Brewing Company, 6–8 pm
John Cage Mycological Foray
Saturday, September 26, 2026
Montgomery Place Estate; Tivoli Bays and Montgomery Place, 8:30 am – 4 pm
Info Session for Levy Graduate Programs in Economic Theory & Policy: Register Here for Upcoming Info Session
Monday, September 28, 2026
Online Event, 12–1 pm
CMIA - Color
Monday, September 28, 2026
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 7–11:30 pm
All Alumni/ae Webinar with Acting President Jonathan Becker
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Online Event, 4:30–5:30 pm
Studio Art Visiting Artist: Elbert Joseph Perez
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Bertelsmann Campus Center, Weis Cinema, 5:30–7 pm
Philadelphia Cities Party: Tuesday, September 29 6:00 - 8:00 pm EST RSVP Required
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Ballers, 6–8 pm
CMIA – The Indian New Wave
Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Jim Ottaway Jr. Film Center, 7–11 pm
Cloud Ecologies: Guest Lecture with Steven Gonzalez Monserrate
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Reem-Kayden Center, 5–6:30 pm
The Second Estate: How the Tax Code Made an American Aristocracy: Ray Madoff in conversation with Hilary Pennington 
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Starr Library, 6:30–8 pm
China Now Music Festival: Open Dress
Wednesday, September 30, 2026
Fisher Center, Sosnoff Theater, 7:30–8:30 pm

Ongoing Events:

Bard Farm Stand 12-5pm
Thursday, May 28, 2026 – Thursday, October 29, 2026
Narcotics Anonymous Meeting
Wednesday, June 10, 2026 – Wednesday, June 23, 2027
Bard Farm Stand
Thursday, June 18, 2026 – Thursday, October 29, 2026
Betty Parsons: An Expanded World
Saturday, June 27, 2026 – Sunday, October 18, 2026
Replica of a Chip: The Weaving Technology of Marilou Schultz
Saturday, June 27, 2026 – Sunday, November 29, 2026
Uman: In Between
Saturday, June 27, 2026 – Sunday, November 29, 2026
Knitting our Community Together
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 – Wednesday, December 9, 2026
HARDSCRABBLE in Red Hook: Volunteers Needed on SEPT 18/19
Saturday, September 12, 2026 – Saturday, September 19, 2026
George Washington's "Daily Sacrifice": A Bibliographic Mystery: Exhibit on view September 15 - December 18
Friday, September 18, 2026 – Friday, December 18, 2026
Christian/Episcopal Service
Sunday, September 20, 2026 – Sunday, December 13, 2026
Sunday Catholic Mass
Sunday, September 20, 2026 – Sunday, December 27, 2026


all events are subject to change
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