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December 2004
12-02-2004
BARD FACULTY MEMBER GEORGE TSONTAKIS WINS $200,000 GRAWEMEYER MUSIC PRIZE FOR HIS VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 2 Full Story
November 2004
11-22-2004
NOTED ALBANIAN WRITER ISMAIL KADARE WILL SPEAK AT BARD ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 22 Topic of his talk is “Ancient Tragedy and Contemporary Literature”
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11-18-2004
JOHN ASHBERY POETRY SERIES AT BARD PRESENTS FREE READINGS BY INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED POETS ON THURSDAYS THROUGH NOVEMBER 18
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11-17-2004
BARD COLLEGE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC PRESENTS A LECTURE/RECITAL BY RICHARD KOGAN ON NOVEMBER 17 Full Story
11-16-2004
THE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED THEOLOGY AT BARD COLLEGE PRESENTS A THREE-DAY CONFERENCE ON “ALTRUISM IN WORLD RELIGIONS,” NOVEMBER 16–18 Full Story
11-15-2004
BARD IN CHINA TO HOST FILM SCREENING MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Screening of Morning Sun, a Documentary Narrative of China’s Cultural Revolution, Will Feature Discussion with Filmmaker Carma Hinton
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11-12-2004
WOODSTOCK CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OFFERS CONCERT AT BARD COLLEGE ON NOVEMBER 12 Program features works by Beethoven, Morton Gould, Carl Maria von Weber, and a world premiere by Loren Lentz
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11-10-2004
FREE CONCERT BY THE RENOWNED DA CAPO CHAMBER PLAYERS AT BARD COLLEGE ON NOVEMBER 10 Full Story
11-09-2004
BARD CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY TO HOST OPEN FORUM ON LEGACY OF AMAZON RAIN FOREST CHAMPION CHICO MENDES Renowned Panel Includes Andrew Revkin, New York Times Environmental Reporter and Author of The Burning Season:
The Murder of Chico Mendes and t Full Story
11-05-2004
EMERGING POETS TAKE CENTER STAGE IN NEW ISSUE OF CONJUNCTIONS Conjunctions:43, Beyond Arcadia, Includes a Portfolio of Poetry from 12 Emerging Poets, an Unpublished Play by John Sayles, and New Work from Such Renowned Writers and Poets as Rick Moody, Gilb Full Story
October 2004
10-29-2004
NEW YORK CONFERENCE ON ASIAN STUDIES AT BARD COLLEGE
TO INCLUDE FLIMS, CONCERTS, EXHIBITIONS, AND LECTURES
"Asian Border Crossings" is Sponsored by Bard in China and
Takes Place October 29–30 with Art Exhibitions Continuing into November
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10-27-2004
BARD COLLEGE CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC ANNOUNCES THE INAUGURATION OF THE CONSERVATORY CONCERTS AND LECTURES,
A FREE SERIES BEGINNING THIS FALL
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10-26-2004
ALEX MELAMID, INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED CONCEPTUAL ARTIST, BRINGS HIS “ART MINISTRY” TO BARD COLLEGE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26
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10-25-2004
BARD COLLEGE WILL AWARD AN HONORARY DEGREE TO INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN SCHOLAR AND WRITER DONALD RICHIE ON OCTOBER 30
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10-23-2004
BARD COLLEGE PROFESSOR AND PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING BIOGRAPHER ELIZABETH FRANK MAKES LITERARY DEBUT Frank to Read from Cheat and Charmer at Merritt Books in Red Hook on October 23
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10-22-2004
BARD THEATER PROGRAM PRESENTS ORESTES, DIRECTED BY JOANNE AKALAITIS, ON OCTOBER 22–24 Free performances to be given in LUMA Theater of The Richard B. Fisher Center for the Performing Arts at Bard College, designed by Frank O. Geh Full Story
10-21-2004
JOHN ASHBERY POETRY SERIES AT BARD COLLEGE PRESENTS A READING BY BARD PROFESSORS MARY CAPONEGRO AND ROBERT KELLY
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10-20-2004
BARD PRESENTS A FREE PANEL DISCUSSION ON ELECTION ISSUES: “WHY I’M A DEMOCRAT/WHY I’M A REPUBLICATION,” ON OCTOBER 20
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10-20-2004
CONDUCTORS INSTITUTE AT BARD COLLEGE ANNOUNCES DATES FOR ITS SUMMER 2005 PROGRAM
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10-15-2004
JAZZ AT BARD PRESENTS GRAMMY-NOMINATED BAND OREGON IN CONCERT ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16
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10-15-2004
“THE MYSTICAL PRACTICES OF JESUS AND PAUL” IS THE TOPIC OF THE FALL LUNCHEON LECTURE SERIES PRESENTED BY THE INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED THEOLOGY AT BARD COLLEGE Full Story
10-15-2004
ANNUAL BARD FICTION PRIZE IS AWARDED TO PAUL LA FARGE Full Story
10-14-2004
“FEMINIST ECONOMICS: A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO THE ‘DISMAL SCIENCE’” IS THE TOPIC OF A PANEL DISCUSSION AT BARD COLLEGE ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14 Panelists include Diane Elson, Elissa Braunstein, and Rania Antonopoulos
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10-13-2004
BARD COLLEGE’S MASTERS PROGRAM IN TEACHING AWARDED $1 MILLION GRANT FROM THE CARROLL AND MILTON PETRIE FOUNDATION TO PARTNER WITH NEW YORK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS Funding Will Help Establish Long-Term Mentoring, Training, and Research Collabo Full Story
10-13-2004
WEEKEND THREE OF BARD MUSIC FESTIVAL’S “SHOSTAKOVICH AND HIS WORLD” TO TAKE PLACE ON THE BARD COLLEGE CAMPUS, IN THE BEAUTIFUL HUDSON RIVER VALLEY, NOVEMBER 5 – 7
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