Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist (1114 River Road) in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome!
Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world—anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world! For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Ho Tzu Nyen: Time & the Tiger marks the first in-depth examination of artist Ho Tzu Nyen’s multifaceted practice (b. 1976, Singapore) in the United States. Widely considered one of the most innovative artists to emerge internationally in the past 20 years, Ho creates complex and compelling video installations that probe reality, history, and fiction rooted in the culture of Southeast Asia. Time & the Tiger features five immersive film and multimedia installations spanning two decades that draw from historical events, documentary footage, art history, music videos, and mythical stories to investigate the construction of history, the narrative of myths, and the plurality of identities. For more information, call 845-758-7598, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Remember to Dream revisits the range and breadth of Carrie Mae Weems’ prolific career through seldom displayed and lesser-known works that demonstrate the evolution of her pioneering, politically engaged practice. Moving beyond iconic projects, Remember to Dream seeks to rebalance understanding of Weems’ artistic development over the past 30 years while locating her work in the context of her own lived experiences and commitment to activism. Ranging from large-scale installations to serial bodies of photography, the works in the exhibition provide a through-line from the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter, tracing significant moments of racial reckoning through Weems’ own lens. For more information, call 845-758-7598, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass will be available at noon in the Holy Innocents Chapel. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
An hour-long program of short performances by Bard Conservatory students.
Monday, December 2, 2024 12 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube channel.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
Meditation Room, Center for Spiritual Life, basement of Resnick Village Dorm A Monday: Guided Meditation, 6-7 pm 6-6:15 dharma words 6:15-6:45 meditation 6:45-7 pm kinhin (walking meditation) and chanting
Thursday: Silent Meditation, 6-7 pm One hour of stillness and contemplation, plus the opportunity to ask questions about your spiritual practice in an one-on-one meeting with Myoko Osho.
You may join the meditation sessions at any time. Afterwards join our sangha community get-together with refreshments. Contact us to receive announcements for special Buddhist community events throughout the semester.
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
We are thrilled to announce that award-winning poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, visual artist, and pianist Will Alexander will give the 2024 Leslie Scalapino Lecture in Innovative Poetics at Bard College, titled "Hyper-Spacial Rotation: Poetic Circular Deepening." The first in a series of two events on campus featuring Will Alexander, this lecture is free and open to the public.
The Leslie Scalapino Lecture in Innovative Poetics is made possible by Tom White, E. Tracy Grinnell and the Estate of Leslie Scalapino.
Sponsored by: Center for Ethics and Writing; Human Rights Program; Institute for Writing and Thinking; Written Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Happy #GivingTuesday! Today’s the day to give to the organizations and nonprofit institutions that matter most to you, including Bard. We encourage you to take part in supporting Bard on Tuesday, December 3, by making a gift to the Bard College Fund.
The Bard College Fund makes everything Bard does possible. To show your support this #GivingTuesday, please make a gift by clicking here.
For questions, please contact Sasha Boak-Kelly, senior director of development, at [email protected] or by calling 845-758-7407.Sponsored by: Bard College Alumni/ae Association; Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs.
For more information, call 845-758-7407, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard, Classroom 102 As part of a series co-presented by Forge Project and CCS Bard, artist Sonya Kelliher-Combs will speak about her multidisciplinary work. For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/events/732-sonya-kelliher-combs.
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space On Tuesday, December 3, at 5:30pm, in the Bitó Conservatory Building Performance Space, poet Will Alexander will read from his work. Introduced by David and Ruth Schwab Professor of Languages and Literature Ann Lauterbach, this reading is free and open to the public.
This reading will take place one day after Will Alexander's Leslie Scalapino Lecture, Hyper-Spacial Rotation: Poetic Circular Deepening. This lecture will take place on December 2, at 6:30pm in RKC 103, for any who are interested.
Born in 1948, Will Alexander is a poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, visual artist and pianist. He was the recipient of a Whiting Fellowship for Poetry in 2001 and a California Arts Council Fellowship in 2002. He was also the subject of a colloquium published in the prestigious African American cultural journal Callaloo in 1999. Author of 20 books (including Mirach Speaks To His Grammatical Transparents, Inside The Earthquake Palace: 4 Plays, Above The Human Nerve Domain, and Exobiology As Goddess), Alexander has taught at various colleges including University of California, San Diego, New College (San Francisco, CA), Hofstra University, and Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, in addition to being associated with the nonprofit organization Theatre of Hearts/Youth First, serving at-risk youth. Alexander’s 2021 book, Refractive Africa, was a finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry and won the California Book Award in Poetry. He is a lifelong resident of Los Angeles.
Ann Lauterbach is a poet and essayist. Her eleventh poetry collection, Door, was published in March 2023; previous volumes include Spell (2018), Under the Sign (2013), and Or to Begin Again (2009), which was nominated for a National Book Award. Her prose was collected in The Night Sky: Writings on the Poetics of Experience (2008) and The Given & The Chosen (2011). Among her awards are a Guggenheim Fellowship and a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship. She was cochair of writing in Bard’s MFA Program from 1992 to 2020 and is Ruth and David Schwab Professor of Languages and Literature.Sponsored by: John Ashbery Poetry Series, Written Arts Program, Center for Ethics and Writing, Human Rights Program, and the Institute for Writing and Thinking.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Meet at the visitors center.; Montgomery Place Estate Join us at the Montgomery Place Bard Campus for a winter bird walk led by Susan Rogers this Wednesday, December 4, at 12:30 pm. With a lifelong passion for the natural world, Susan has journeyed from the tranquil waters of the Hudson River to the icy expanses of Antarctica, always fueled by a limitless curiosity. As a former writer-in-residence at Bard College, Susan has shared her love for nature through creative essays and is the author of booksincluding My Reach: A Hudson River Memoir and Learning the Birds: A Mid-Life Adventure. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline, College Room Many of us speak more Yiddish than we think! Everyone in the college community is invited to join an informal conversation in Yiddish. For more information, call 352-222-1349, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://flcl.bard.edu/language-lab/tables/.
Meditation Room, Center for Spiritual Life, basement of Resnick Village Dorm A Monday: Guided Meditation, 6-7 pm 6-6:15 dharma words 6:15-6:45 meditation 6:45-7 pm kinhin (walking meditation) and chanting
Thursday: Silent Meditation, 6-7 pm One hour of stillness and contemplation, plus the opportunity to ask questions about your spiritual practice in an one-on-one meeting with Myoko Osho.
You may join the meditation sessions at any time. Afterwards join our sangha community get-together with refreshments. Contact us to receive announcements for special Buddhist community events throughout the semester.
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Levy Graduate Programs in Economics Info Session Webinar (copy)
Learn more about applying to Levy with Thomas Masterson, graduate program director, and Tyler Emerson, outreach and recruitment liaison.
Thursday, December 5, 2024 9–10 am
Online Event This information session with Graduate Program Director Thomas Masterson and Graduate Outreach and Recruitment Liaison Tyler Emerson provides an overview of the Levy academic programs, student life, admission requirements, enrollment steps, new scholarships, financial aid procedures, and immigration requirements for international students. Applicants who attend a virtual information session will have their application fees waived.
Rubén Santantonín: Hoy a mis mirones Opening Reception
Thursday, December 5, 2024 5–7 pm
CCS Bard Galleries Bringing together materials from the Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA) Library and Archives, Rubén Santantonín: Hoy a mis mirones is among the first exhibitions to focus on the Argentine artist Rubén Santantonín (1919–1969) since his passing. Opening reception: Thursday, December 5, 5pm - 7pm; exhibit December 5 to 15.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Storytellers Spotlight Reading Jamaica Kincaid: A Field Guide for Writers and Thinkers
Friday, December 6, 2024 10 am – 2:30 pm
Online Event Join us for the inaugural session of the Storytellers Spotlight Series, a new online event celebrating authors whose writing has earned a cherished place in our classrooms.
Our inaugural Storytellers Spotlight will feature Jamaica Kincaid, whose writing — famously lyrical and trenchant — touches on themes of identity and belonging, nature and gardening, and the cultural legacies of colonialism. In this interactive online workshop, we will consider such genre-defying texts as Annie John and “In History,” as well as her recent collaboration with visual artist Kara Walker, An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children. Drawing on IWT’s generative writing practices, we will work in small, collaborative workshops, exploring the "I" as witness, gardener, boundary breaker, and storyteller. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or visit https://iwt.bard.edu/storytellers/.
Achebe House Looking for an opportunity to get outside in this rejuvenating cold? To observe and to reflect? To gather in playful, poetic community? Please join BOS for a nature poetry workshop led by Louie, our graduate student intern.
We will be taking a short nature walk to cultivate peace and inspiration, and then experiment with handmade fortune teller poems inspired by Cincinatti-based poet Leila Chatti. These fortune teller poems do not require any previous poetry experience, and follow an easy-to-replicate formula. We plan to be outside for about 15 minutes on our short nature walk, so make sure you dress warm and weather-appropriate, rain or shine!
This workshop is part of Bard's Nature Rx programming, designed to promote student health and wellness through exposure to and immersion within our beautiful natural spaces of the Hudson Valley. Sponsored by: Bard Office of Sustainability.
New Annandale House Open Source Mapping Friday, Dec 6 Maps maps maps: everywhere you look, there they are. In this workshop, join Misha, the Developer at the Center for Experimental Humanities, in learning how to use open data through Open Street Map and open-source GIS with QGIS to learn the fundamentals of map making by exploring, analyzing, and visualizing geospatial data. Please RSVP to [email protected], but drop-ins are welcome!Sponsored by: Center for Experimental Humanities.
Online Event Interested in learning more about Bard College Berlin? Save the date and join us on December 7 for Virtual Open Day!
You will have the chance to meet current BCB students, and attend informational sessions about our application process, degree programs, student life, campus facilities, and more.
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist (1114 River Road) in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome!
Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world—anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world! For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass will be available at noon in the Holy Innocents Chapel. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC In the popular series Sight & Sound, The Orchestra Now explores the parallels between orchestral music and the visual arts. Each performance includes a Met curator introduction, a discussion with conductor and music historian Leon Botstein accompanied by on-screen exhibition images and live musical excerpts, then a full performance of the works and an audience Q&A.
At the dawn of the Italian Renaissance, Siena was the site of phenomenal artistic innovation and activity. Sienese artists including Duccio, Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti, and Simone Martini played a pivotal role in defining Western painting. Over 500 years later, Richard Wagner revolutionized opera composition in much the same way. Twelve years after he read Wolfram von Eschenbach’s Parzival, a poem from just 100 years before Siena’s painting revolution, he began working on a libretto inspired by this tale of the quest for the Holy Grail. This eventually became his final composition, the opera Parsifal.
Non-Degree Recital: Jessica Ward, viola, with Nomin Samdan, piano
A recital featuring works by Coates, Biber, Martinu, Enseco, and Montgomery.
Sunday, December 8, 2024 8 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube channel.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Meditation Room, Center for Spiritual Life, basement of Resnick Village Dorm A Monday: Guided Meditation, 6-7 pm 6-6:15 dharma words 6:15-6:45 meditation 6:45-7 pm kinhin (walking meditation) and chanting
Thursday: Silent Meditation, 6-7 pm One hour of stillness and contemplation, plus the opportunity to ask questions about your spiritual practice in an one-on-one meeting with Myoko Osho.
You may join the meditation sessions at any time. Afterwards join our sangha community get-together with refreshments. Contact us to receive announcements for special Buddhist community events throughout the semester.
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Catholic Mass - Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Monday, December 9, 2024 12 pm
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass will be celebrated at noon in the chapel for the Immaculate Conception. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Reem-Kayden Center Lobby Experimental Humanities wants to hear from you! Share your post-election thoughts at the EH Share Event.Sponsored by: Experimental Humanities Program.
For more information, call 845-758-7103, or e-mail [email protected].
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 – Wednesday, December 11, 2024 5–1 pm
Bard College Campus; Various Venues The Center for Human Rights and the Arts presents Elegies, a microfestival of artwork created by the first-year MA students in Human Rights and the Arts, as part of The Politics of Interactive Art course taught by Tania El Khoury. The two-day microfestival on December 10 and 11 takes place throughout the campus and includes interactive installations, performances, and sound work.
See the full schedule below.Sponsored by: Center for Human Rights and the Arts.
Thorne Studio, Fisher Center at Bard A Community Sing and Movement Circle is a gathering space to commune, heal, rejoice and reflect collectively through the power of song and movement. Drawing upon African and African American traditions of song and movement as vectors of liberation, participants will sing and move while engaging in the discovery and rediscovery of their communal points of connection. No prior movement or singing experience is required. A body, a voice, and an open and willing spirit is all that one needs to bring.Sponsored by: Center for Indigenous Studies.
Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability -- Online Info Session
Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability holds online informational sessions for prospective students to learn more about graduate school.
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 7–8 pm
Online Event Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability holds online informational sessions for prospective students to learn more about graduate school options in our MBA in Sustainability and Center for Environmental Policy programs.
Join us on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 7:00pm ET to learn about our programs directly from Director Eban Goodstein and the admissions team. There will be a time for questions at the end of the session. Register here!
WHAT WE COVER:
Overview of graduate program offerings
Alumni success and career outcomes
Admissions information
Financial aid and scholarships
Prerequisite course information
Tips for a standout application
A $65 application fee waiver is available to those who participate in the webinar.
REGISTER HERESponsored by: Bard Center for Environmental Policy; Bard Graduate Programs; Bard MBA in Sustainability.
The Bard Conservatory Piano Deparment presents John Cage's masterwork for prepared piano, Sonatas and Interludes. The concert will conclude with a performance of Cage's famous piece 4' 33".
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 7 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public. Livestream on the Conservatory YouTube Channel here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline, College Room Many of us speak more Yiddish than we think! Everyone in the college community is invited to join an informal conversation in Yiddish. For more information, call 352-222-1349, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://flcl.bard.edu/language-lab/tables/.
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 – Wednesday, December 11, 2024 5–1 pm
Bard College Campus; Various Venues The Center for Human Rights and the Arts presents Elegies, a microfestival of artwork created by the first-year MA students in Human Rights and the Arts, as part of The Politics of Interactive Art course taught by Tania El Khoury. The two-day microfestival on December 10 and 11 takes place throughout the campus and includes interactive installations, performances, and sound work.
See the full schedule below.Sponsored by: Center for Human Rights and the Arts.
Bard Bookstore, Campus Center; Campus Center Bard Bookstore presents a de-stress day! Refreshments and snacks, raffle for a Bard blanket, and 10% off Bard gear. For more information, call 845-758-7005, or e-mail [email protected].
Meditation Room, Center for Spiritual Life, basement of Resnick Village Dorm A Monday: Guided Meditation, 6-7 pm 6-6:15 dharma words 6:15-6:45 meditation 6:45-7 pm kinhin (walking meditation) and chanting
Thursday: Silent Meditation, 6-7 pm One hour of stillness and contemplation, plus the opportunity to ask questions about your spiritual practice in an one-on-one meeting with Myoko Osho.
You may join the meditation sessions at any time. Afterwards join our sangha community get-together with refreshments. Contact us to receive announcements for special Buddhist community events throughout the semester.
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
The Factory (Eichenstraße 43, 13156) BCB’s celebrated end-of-the-semester arts tradition returns: Open Studios is a two day display of student's works that they have created throughout the semester. This includes performances, films, and visual artworks of all kinds. Everyone is welcome to come see what our talented student body has created and experience the ongoing growth of our arts programs.
On December 12, visual and performing arts students will showcase their work at the Factory (Eichenstraße 43, 13156 Berlin). On December 13, visual arts students will showcase their work at Monopol (Provinzstraße 44, 13409 Berlin). View more information here.
Open Studios and Performance Factory on Thursday, December 12 consists of exhibitions and performances by students from the following classes: FA106 Beginners Black and White Photography Class: The Slow Photo (April Gertler) FA325 The Photo Zine: A Subversive Phenomenon (April Gertler) FA108 Beginners in Digital Photography - Your own point of view (Carla Åhlander) FA270 The Political Image (Hannah Goldstein) FA188 The Art of Making Videos (Janina Schabig) FA107 Ceramics (Joon Park) FA294 Queering the Capitalocene: (Eco-)feminist Film and Video Art for Earthly Survival (Angela Anderson) TH325 Bodies in the City (Daniel Belasco Rogers) FA230 Archives of Sound (Noam Brusilovsky and Lotta Beckers) TH103 Acting Workshop (Julia Hart and Cory Tamler) TH134 Introduction to Playwriting (Julia Hart and Cory Tamler) TH180 Rethinking Regie: An Introduction to Directing (Julia Hart and Cory Tamler) FA156 Dance Lab: Body Space Image. Dance and Visual Arts (Eva Burghardt) For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://berlin.bard.edu/events/open-studios-2024.
Choreographed by rising artists in the Bard College Dance Program, this concert of Senior Projects represents the culmination of four years of intensive choreographic inquiry and research. Their concepts have been realized with the support of a professional staff of designers.
A recital featuring works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Chopin.
Friday, December 13, 2024 1 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube channel here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event We continue discussing Hannah Arendt's Between Past and Future, which describes the perplexing crises modern society faces as a result of the loss of meaning of the traditional key words of politics: justice, reason, responsibility, virtue, and glory. Through a series of eight exercises, Hannah Arendt shows how we can redistill the vital essence of these concepts and use them to regain a frame of reference for the future.
Free to HAC members and to Bard students, staff, and faculty! Email [email protected] for the Zoom link.
Don't worry if you miss a VRG meeting! We post them all on our YouTube channel the week after they're recorded. Or tune in to an edited version of the chapter readings plus bonus episodes on our podcast, Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz. Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
Non-Degree Recital: Isabel Chin Garita, violin, with Neilson Chen, piano
A recital featuring works by J.S. Bach, Tyzen Hsiao, Julio Fonseca, Manuel Ponce, and César Franck.
Friday, December 13, 2024 4 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube channel here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Monopol (Provinzstraße 44, 13409 Berlin) BCB’s celebrated end-of-the-semester arts tradition returns: Open Studios is a two day display of student's works that they have created throughout the semester. This includes performances, films, and visual artworks of all kinds. Everyone is welcome to come see what our talented student body has created and experience the ongoing growth of our arts programs.
On December 12, visual and performing arts students will showcase their work at the Factory (Eichenstraße 43, 13156 Berlin). View more information here. On December 13, visual arts students will showcase their work at Monopol (Provinzstraße 44, 13409 Berlin).
Open Studios on Friday, December 13 consists of exhibitions by students from the following classes: FA103 Found Fragments and Layered Lines: mixed-media techniques for drawing and collage (John Kleckner) FA109 Painting Fundamentals (John Kleckner) FA302 Advanced Painting: Oil Paint and After (John Kleckner) FA319 Advanced Drawing: Process and Experimentation (Lotte Leerschool) FA113 Introduction to Glass Making (Nadania Idriss)* FA112 Marble Stone Sculpture (Raphael Beil and Tobia Silvotti) SC215 Reflecting Human-Environment Relations (Through Sound) (Francisca Gonçalves)
*There will be a live glass-blowing demo from 7:00pm-8:00pm For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Non-Degree Recital: Alexandra Balog, piano, withAnita Balázs, cello
Featuring works for Cello and Piano by Janáček, Stravinsky, Chopin, and Kurtág.
Friday, December 13, 2024 6:30 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube channel here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Choreographed by rising artists in the Bard College Dance Program, this concert of Senior Projects represents the culmination of four years of intensive choreographic inquiry and research. Their concepts have been realized with the support of a professional staff of designers.
Choreographed by rising artists in the Bard College Dance Program, this concert of Senior Projects represents the culmination of four years of intensive choreographic inquiry and research. Their concepts have been realized with the support of a professional staff of designers.
Choreographed by rising artists in the Bard College Dance Program, this concert of Senior Projects represents the culmination of four years of intensive choreographic inquiry and research. Their concepts have been realized with the support of a professional staff of designers.
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist (1114 River Road) in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome!
Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world—anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world! For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass will be available at noon in the Holy Innocents Chapel. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Featuring the students of Rieko Aizawa's piano studio, the structure of this recital will be based off of the concept of a musical book, starting with a Prologue (Rachmaninoff Preludes), ending with an Epilogue (Rachmaninoff Suite for Two Pianos), and containing three chapters: "Joy and Humor," "An Intense Journey," and "Reverie and Reflection." The program will feature a wide range of repertoire, from J.S. Bach to Derek Bermel's Funk Etudes!
Sunday, December 15, 2024 12 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube channel here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Julia Richman Educational Complex, 317 E 67 St, NYC The Orchestra Now presents a free holiday season concert at the Julia Richman Educational Complex on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. TŌN Interim Assistant Conductor Leonardo Pineda leads a program of high-spirited audience favorites, which includes Tchaikovsky’s beloved Nutcracker Suite and Johann Strauss II’s Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka. TŌN is joined by NYC’s All-City High School Orchestrafor Borodin’s evocative “Polovtsian Dances” and two movements from Holst’s iconic The Planets.
Featuring works by Bach, Myaskovsky, Boulanger, and Popper
Sunday, December 15, 2024 7 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube channel here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Composition Premiere and Chinese Folk Music Concert
Join the "Composition for Performers and Chinese Folk Music" students led by Prof. Xinyan Li for a night of musical exploration! The concert will feature world premieres of eight new works written for Pipa, Erhu, Guqin, Dizi, Guzheng, Konghou, Daruan, Viola, and Piano.
Sunday, December 15, 2024 8 pm
Olin Hall Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube channel here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Meditation Room, Center for Spiritual Life, basement of Resnick Village Dorm A Monday: Guided Meditation, 6-7 pm 6-6:15 dharma words 6:15-6:45 meditation 6:45-7 pm kinhin (walking meditation) and chanting
Thursday: Silent Meditation, 6-7 pm One hour of stillness and contemplation, plus the opportunity to ask questions about your spiritual practice in an one-on-one meeting with Myoko Osho.
You may join the meditation sessions at any time. Afterwards join our sangha community get-together with refreshments. Contact us to receive announcements for special Buddhist community events throughout the semester.
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Hall Free and open to the public. Please note that the start time of this event has changed to 6:00 PM. Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Blum N211, the jazz room Join us for a jazz class ensemble concert! Location changed from Blum Hall to the Jazz room, Blum N211Sponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Global Backsliding on Human Rights Protection: We are all at Risk
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 7–10 pm
BCB Lecture Hall (Platanenstr. 98a, 13156 Berlin) In the past decade, we have observed a troubling global backsliding in the protection of human rights. This regression is being promoted, encouraged, and financed by various traditionalist and fundamentalist groups, including certain churches and their affiliated NGOs, conservative civil society organizations, as well as governments and politicians from a wide range of countries—both democratic and autocratic. This movement transcends national political systems and affects democracies as much as autocracies. These groups often employ misinformation, disinformation, fake news, and conspiracy theories to incite moral panic, particularly among less informed populations. Their primary objectives in this coordinated effort include the creation legal obstacles for civil society organizations to organize and secure funding for their activities; rolling back sexual and reproductive rights and limiting education on these topics; undermining or reversing LGBTI rights where they have been established, and blocking efforts to secure these rights in countries where they remain absent. Furthermore, affirmative actions or protections based on race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex; are dismantled and the influence and operations of international bodies such as the United Nations, the Organization of American States (OAS), and other treaty-based organizations are restricted.
This lecture aims to raise awareness of this dangerous global movement. The lecture also empowers participants to develop effective strategies to counter these regressive actions.
Tamara Adrián is an accomplished lawyer and academic with an extensive educational and professional background. She graduated with highest honors in law from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) in Venezuela and holds a Doctorate in Law, also with highest honors, from Université Paris 2 in France. Additionally, she earned a degree in Comparative Law with honors from the Institut de Droit Comparé de Paris. Adrián has furthered her expertise in public policy through training for high-ranking officers at the Harvard Kennedy School.
With a distinguished career in academia, Adrián has served as a law professor across undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels at several universities, including Universidad Central de Venezuela, Universidad Metropolitana, Universidad de Antioquia, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, and the University for Peace. She is also a published author, contributing books and numerous articles on civil and commercial law as well as human rights.
Generously supported by 1014, a space for ideas. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event REMINDER: THE VIRTUAL READING GROUP IS ON WINTER BREAK, DECEMBER 20 - JANUARY 24
After the break, we will finish discussing Hannah Arendt's Between Past and Future, which describes the perplexing crises modern society faces as a result of the loss of meaning of the traditional key words of politics: justice, reason, responsibility, virtue, and glory. Through a series of eight exercises, Hannah Arendt shows how we can redistill the vital essence of these concepts and use them to regain a frame of reference for the future.
Free to HAC members and to Bard students, staff, and faculty! Email [email protected] for the Zoom link.
Don't worry if you miss a VRG meeting! We post them all on our YouTube channel the week after they're recorded. Or tune in to an edited version of the chapter readings plus bonus episodes on our podcast, Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz. Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
Join the Bard College Conservatory of Music’s Vocal Arts Program for Come Out of the Cold: A Winter Cabaret. This one-night-only event, held at the Fisher Center’s LUMA Theater, promises warmth, joy, and stellar performances to wrap up the Conservatory’s Fall concert season.
This holiday-infused cabaret spectacular will feature countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, acclaimed for his luminous voice and captivating stage presence. A celebrated opera star and the general director of Opera Philadelphia, Costanzo has performed with the world’s most prestigious opera houses and orchestras, including the Metropolitan Opera and the New York Philharmonic. He will be joined by the Graduate Vocal Arts Program singers and Conservatory Piano Fellows, showcasing the exceptional talent nurtured at Bard.
The evening was originally set to feature internationally-renowned mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, a pillar of the vibrant Vocal Arts Program faculty. While Stephanie is unable to perform on December 20 due to illness, her ongoing contributions and influence continue to inspire the spirit of this performance.
The program features beloved seasonal songs like “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming,” “White Christmas,” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” in a mix of cherished holiday favorites and art songs.
Celebrate the magic of winter with music that warms the heart—don’t miss this festive evening!
Artwork: Winter, Monadnock by Abbott Handerson Thayer; Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery
Sponsored by: Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist (1114 River Road) in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome!
Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world—anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world! For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass will be available at noon in the Holy Innocents Chapel. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event REMINDER: THE VIRTUAL READING GROUP IS ON WINTER BREAK, DECEMBER 20 - JANUARY 24
After the break, we will finish discussing Hannah Arendt's Between Past and Future, which describes the perplexing crises modern society faces as a result of the loss of meaning of the traditional key words of politics: justice, reason, responsibility, virtue, and glory. Through a series of eight exercises, Hannah Arendt shows how we can redistill the vital essence of these concepts and use them to regain a frame of reference for the future.
Free to HAC members and to Bard students, staff, and faculty! Email [email protected] for the Zoom link.
Don't worry if you miss a VRG meeting! We post them all on our YouTube channel the week after they're recorded. Or tune in to an edited version of the chapter readings plus bonus episodes on our podcast, Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz. Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist (1114 River Road) in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome!
Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world—anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world! For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass will be available at noon in the Holy Innocents Chapel. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist (1114 River Road) in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome!
Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world—anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world! For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Ho Tzu Nyen: Time & the Tiger marks the first in-depth examination of artist Ho Tzu Nyen’s multifaceted practice (b. 1976, Singapore) in the United States. Widely considered one of the most innovative artists to emerge internationally in the past 20 years, Ho creates complex and compelling video installations that probe reality, history, and fiction rooted in the culture of Southeast Asia. Time & the Tiger features five immersive film and multimedia installations spanning two decades that draw from historical events, documentary footage, art history, music videos, and mythical stories to investigate the construction of history, the narrative of myths, and the plurality of identities. For more information, call 845-758-7598, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard Hessel Museum of Art Remember to Dream revisits the range and breadth of Carrie Mae Weems’ prolific career through seldom displayed and lesser-known works that demonstrate the evolution of her pioneering, politically engaged practice. Moving beyond iconic projects, Remember to Dream seeks to rebalance understanding of Weems’ artistic development over the past 30 years while locating her work in the context of her own lived experiences and commitment to activism. Ranging from large-scale installations to serial bodies of photography, the works in the exhibition provide a through-line from the Civil Rights Movement to Black Lives Matter, tracing significant moments of racial reckoning through Weems’ own lens. For more information, call 845-758-7598, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass will be available at noon in the Holy Innocents Chapel. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
An hour-long program of short performances by Bard Conservatory students.
Monday, December 2, 2024 12 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube channel.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-7196, or e-mail [email protected].
Meditation Room, Center for Spiritual Life, basement of Resnick Village Dorm A Monday: Guided Meditation, 6-7 pm 6-6:15 dharma words 6:15-6:45 meditation 6:45-7 pm kinhin (walking meditation) and chanting
Thursday: Silent Meditation, 6-7 pm One hour of stillness and contemplation, plus the opportunity to ask questions about your spiritual practice in an one-on-one meeting with Myoko Osho.
You may join the meditation sessions at any time. Afterwards join our sangha community get-together with refreshments. Contact us to receive announcements for special Buddhist community events throughout the semester.
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
We are thrilled to announce that award-winning poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, visual artist, and pianist Will Alexander will give the 2024 Leslie Scalapino Lecture in Innovative Poetics at Bard College, titled "Hyper-Spacial Rotation: Poetic Circular Deepening." The first in a series of two events on campus featuring Will Alexander, this lecture is free and open to the public.
The Leslie Scalapino Lecture in Innovative Poetics is made possible by Tom White, E. Tracy Grinnell and the Estate of Leslie Scalapino.
Sponsored by: Center for Ethics and Writing; Human Rights Program; Institute for Writing and Thinking; Written Arts Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event Happy #GivingTuesday! Today’s the day to give to the organizations and nonprofit institutions that matter most to you, including Bard. We encourage you to take part in supporting Bard on Tuesday, December 3, by making a gift to the Bard College Fund.
The Bard College Fund makes everything Bard does possible. To show your support this #GivingTuesday, please make a gift by clicking here.
For questions, please contact Sasha Boak-Kelly, senior director of development, at [email protected] or by calling 845-758-7407.Sponsored by: Bard College Alumni/ae Association; Office of Development and Alumni/ae Affairs.
For more information, call 845-758-7407, or e-mail [email protected].
CCS Bard, Classroom 102 As part of a series co-presented by Forge Project and CCS Bard, artist Sonya Kelliher-Combs will speak about her multidisciplinary work. For more information, call 845-758-7598, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://ccs.bard.edu/events/732-sonya-kelliher-combs.
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space On Tuesday, December 3, at 5:30pm, in the Bitó Conservatory Building Performance Space, poet Will Alexander will read from his work. Introduced by David and Ruth Schwab Professor of Languages and Literature Ann Lauterbach, this reading is free and open to the public.
This reading will take place one day after Will Alexander's Leslie Scalapino Lecture, Hyper-Spacial Rotation: Poetic Circular Deepening. This lecture will take place on December 2, at 6:30pm in RKC 103, for any who are interested.
Born in 1948, Will Alexander is a poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, visual artist and pianist. He was the recipient of a Whiting Fellowship for Poetry in 2001 and a California Arts Council Fellowship in 2002. He was also the subject of a colloquium published in the prestigious African American cultural journal Callaloo in 1999. Author of 20 books (including Mirach Speaks To His Grammatical Transparents, Inside The Earthquake Palace: 4 Plays, Above The Human Nerve Domain, and Exobiology As Goddess), Alexander has taught at various colleges including University of California, San Diego, New College (San Francisco, CA), Hofstra University, and Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, in addition to being associated with the nonprofit organization Theatre of Hearts/Youth First, serving at-risk youth. Alexander’s 2021 book, Refractive Africa, was a finalist for the 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry and won the California Book Award in Poetry. He is a lifelong resident of Los Angeles.
Ann Lauterbach is a poet and essayist. Her eleventh poetry collection, Door, was published in March 2023; previous volumes include Spell (2018), Under the Sign (2013), and Or to Begin Again (2009), which was nominated for a National Book Award. Her prose was collected in The Night Sky: Writings on the Poetics of Experience (2008) and The Given & The Chosen (2011). Among her awards are a Guggenheim Fellowship and a John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Fellowship. She was cochair of writing in Bard’s MFA Program from 1992 to 2020 and is Ruth and David Schwab Professor of Languages and Literature.Sponsored by: John Ashbery Poetry Series, Written Arts Program, Center for Ethics and Writing, Human Rights Program, and the Institute for Writing and Thinking.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Meet at the visitors center.; Montgomery Place Estate Join us at the Montgomery Place Bard Campus for a winter bird walk led by Susan Rogers this Wednesday, December 4, at 12:30 pm. With a lifelong passion for the natural world, Susan has journeyed from the tranquil waters of the Hudson River to the icy expanses of Antarctica, always fueled by a limitless curiosity. As a former writer-in-residence at Bard College, Susan has shared her love for nature through creative essays and is the author of booksincluding My Reach: A Hudson River Memoir and Learning the Birds: A Mid-Life Adventure. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline, College Room Many of us speak more Yiddish than we think! Everyone in the college community is invited to join an informal conversation in Yiddish. For more information, call 352-222-1349, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://flcl.bard.edu/language-lab/tables/.
Meditation Room, Center for Spiritual Life, basement of Resnick Village Dorm A Monday: Guided Meditation, 6-7 pm 6-6:15 dharma words 6:15-6:45 meditation 6:45-7 pm kinhin (walking meditation) and chanting
Thursday: Silent Meditation, 6-7 pm One hour of stillness and contemplation, plus the opportunity to ask questions about your spiritual practice in an one-on-one meeting with Myoko Osho.
You may join the meditation sessions at any time. Afterwards join our sangha community get-together with refreshments. Contact us to receive announcements for special Buddhist community events throughout the semester.
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Levy Graduate Programs in Economics Info Session Webinar (copy)
Learn more about applying to Levy with Thomas Masterson, graduate program director, and Tyler Emerson, outreach and recruitment liaison.
Thursday, December 5, 2024 9–10 am
Online Event This information session with Graduate Program Director Thomas Masterson and Graduate Outreach and Recruitment Liaison Tyler Emerson provides an overview of the Levy academic programs, student life, admission requirements, enrollment steps, new scholarships, financial aid procedures, and immigration requirements for international students. Applicants who attend a virtual information session will have their application fees waived.
Rubén Santantonín: Hoy a mis mirones Opening Reception
Thursday, December 5, 2024 5–7 pm
CCS Bard Galleries Bringing together materials from the Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA) Library and Archives, Rubén Santantonín: Hoy a mis mirones is among the first exhibitions to focus on the Argentine artist Rubén Santantonín (1919–1969) since his passing. Opening reception: Thursday, December 5, 5pm - 7pm; exhibit December 5 to 15.Sponsored by: Center for Curatorial Studies.
Storytellers Spotlight Reading Jamaica Kincaid: A Field Guide for Writers and Thinkers
Friday, December 6, 2024 10 am – 2:30 pm
Online Event Join us for the inaugural session of the Storytellers Spotlight Series, a new online event celebrating authors whose writing has earned a cherished place in our classrooms.
Our inaugural Storytellers Spotlight will feature Jamaica Kincaid, whose writing — famously lyrical and trenchant — touches on themes of identity and belonging, nature and gardening, and the cultural legacies of colonialism. In this interactive online workshop, we will consider such genre-defying texts as Annie John and “In History,” as well as her recent collaboration with visual artist Kara Walker, An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children. Drawing on IWT’s generative writing practices, we will work in small, collaborative workshops, exploring the "I" as witness, gardener, boundary breaker, and storyteller. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or visit https://iwt.bard.edu/storytellers/.
Achebe House Looking for an opportunity to get outside in this rejuvenating cold? To observe and to reflect? To gather in playful, poetic community? Please join BOS for a nature poetry workshop led by Louie, our graduate student intern.
We will be taking a short nature walk to cultivate peace and inspiration, and then experiment with handmade fortune teller poems inspired by Cincinatti-based poet Leila Chatti. These fortune teller poems do not require any previous poetry experience, and follow an easy-to-replicate formula. We plan to be outside for about 15 minutes on our short nature walk, so make sure you dress warm and weather-appropriate, rain or shine!
This workshop is part of Bard's Nature Rx programming, designed to promote student health and wellness through exposure to and immersion within our beautiful natural spaces of the Hudson Valley. Sponsored by: Bard Office of Sustainability.
New Annandale House Open Source Mapping Friday, Dec 6 Maps maps maps: everywhere you look, there they are. In this workshop, join Misha, the Developer at the Center for Experimental Humanities, in learning how to use open data through Open Street Map and open-source GIS with QGIS to learn the fundamentals of map making by exploring, analyzing, and visualizing geospatial data. Please RSVP to [email protected], but drop-ins are welcome!Sponsored by: Center for Experimental Humanities.
Online Event Interested in learning more about Bard College Berlin? Save the date and join us on December 7 for Virtual Open Day!
You will have the chance to meet current BCB students, and attend informational sessions about our application process, degree programs, student life, campus facilities, and more.
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist (1114 River Road) in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome!
Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world—anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world! For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass will be available at noon in the Holy Innocents Chapel. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC In the popular series Sight & Sound, The Orchestra Now explores the parallels between orchestral music and the visual arts. Each performance includes a Met curator introduction, a discussion with conductor and music historian Leon Botstein accompanied by on-screen exhibition images and live musical excerpts, then a full performance of the works and an audience Q&A.
At the dawn of the Italian Renaissance, Siena was the site of phenomenal artistic innovation and activity. Sienese artists including Duccio, Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti, and Simone Martini played a pivotal role in defining Western painting. Over 500 years later, Richard Wagner revolutionized opera composition in much the same way. Twelve years after he read Wolfram von Eschenbach’s Parzival, a poem from just 100 years before Siena’s painting revolution, he began working on a libretto inspired by this tale of the quest for the Holy Grail. This eventually became his final composition, the opera Parsifal.
Non-Degree Recital: Jessica Ward, viola, with Nomin Samdan, piano
A recital featuring works by Coates, Biber, Martinu, Enseco, and Montgomery.
Sunday, December 8, 2024 8 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube channel.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Meditation Room, Center for Spiritual Life, basement of Resnick Village Dorm A Monday: Guided Meditation, 6-7 pm 6-6:15 dharma words 6:15-6:45 meditation 6:45-7 pm kinhin (walking meditation) and chanting
Thursday: Silent Meditation, 6-7 pm One hour of stillness and contemplation, plus the opportunity to ask questions about your spiritual practice in an one-on-one meeting with Myoko Osho.
You may join the meditation sessions at any time. Afterwards join our sangha community get-together with refreshments. Contact us to receive announcements for special Buddhist community events throughout the semester.
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Catholic Mass - Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Monday, December 9, 2024 12 pm
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass will be celebrated at noon in the chapel for the Immaculate Conception. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Reem-Kayden Center Lobby Experimental Humanities wants to hear from you! Share your post-election thoughts at the EH Share Event.Sponsored by: Experimental Humanities Program.
For more information, call 845-758-7103, or e-mail [email protected].
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 – Wednesday, December 11, 2024 5–1 pm
Bard College Campus; Various Venues The Center for Human Rights and the Arts presents Elegies, a microfestival of artwork created by the first-year MA students in Human Rights and the Arts, as part of The Politics of Interactive Art course taught by Tania El Khoury. The two-day microfestival on December 10 and 11 takes place throughout the campus and includes interactive installations, performances, and sound work.
See the full schedule below.Sponsored by: Center for Human Rights and the Arts.
Thorne Studio, Fisher Center at Bard A Community Sing and Movement Circle is a gathering space to commune, heal, rejoice and reflect collectively through the power of song and movement. Drawing upon African and African American traditions of song and movement as vectors of liberation, participants will sing and move while engaging in the discovery and rediscovery of their communal points of connection. No prior movement or singing experience is required. A body, a voice, and an open and willing spirit is all that one needs to bring.Sponsored by: Center for Indigenous Studies.
Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability -- Online Info Session
Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability holds online informational sessions for prospective students to learn more about graduate school.
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 7–8 pm
Online Event Bard Graduate Programs in Sustainability holds online informational sessions for prospective students to learn more about graduate school options in our MBA in Sustainability and Center for Environmental Policy programs.
Join us on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 7:00pm ET to learn about our programs directly from Director Eban Goodstein and the admissions team. There will be a time for questions at the end of the session. Register here!
WHAT WE COVER:
Overview of graduate program offerings
Alumni success and career outcomes
Admissions information
Financial aid and scholarships
Prerequisite course information
Tips for a standout application
A $65 application fee waiver is available to those who participate in the webinar.
REGISTER HERESponsored by: Bard Center for Environmental Policy; Bard Graduate Programs; Bard MBA in Sustainability.
The Bard Conservatory Piano Deparment presents John Cage's masterwork for prepared piano, Sonatas and Interludes. The concert will conclude with a performance of Cage's famous piece 4' 33".
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 7 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public. Livestream on the Conservatory YouTube Channel here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Kline, College Room Many of us speak more Yiddish than we think! Everyone in the college community is invited to join an informal conversation in Yiddish. For more information, call 352-222-1349, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://flcl.bard.edu/language-lab/tables/.
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 – Wednesday, December 11, 2024 5–1 pm
Bard College Campus; Various Venues The Center for Human Rights and the Arts presents Elegies, a microfestival of artwork created by the first-year MA students in Human Rights and the Arts, as part of The Politics of Interactive Art course taught by Tania El Khoury. The two-day microfestival on December 10 and 11 takes place throughout the campus and includes interactive installations, performances, and sound work.
See the full schedule below.Sponsored by: Center for Human Rights and the Arts.
Bard Bookstore, Campus Center; Campus Center Bard Bookstore presents a de-stress day! Refreshments and snacks, raffle for a Bard blanket, and 10% off Bard gear. For more information, call 845-758-7005, or e-mail [email protected].
Meditation Room, Center for Spiritual Life, basement of Resnick Village Dorm A Monday: Guided Meditation, 6-7 pm 6-6:15 dharma words 6:15-6:45 meditation 6:45-7 pm kinhin (walking meditation) and chanting
Thursday: Silent Meditation, 6-7 pm One hour of stillness and contemplation, plus the opportunity to ask questions about your spiritual practice in an one-on-one meeting with Myoko Osho.
You may join the meditation sessions at any time. Afterwards join our sangha community get-together with refreshments. Contact us to receive announcements for special Buddhist community events throughout the semester.
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
The Factory (Eichenstraße 43, 13156) BCB’s celebrated end-of-the-semester arts tradition returns: Open Studios is a two day display of student's works that they have created throughout the semester. This includes performances, films, and visual artworks of all kinds. Everyone is welcome to come see what our talented student body has created and experience the ongoing growth of our arts programs.
On December 12, visual and performing arts students will showcase their work at the Factory (Eichenstraße 43, 13156 Berlin). On December 13, visual arts students will showcase their work at Monopol (Provinzstraße 44, 13409 Berlin). View more information here.
Open Studios and Performance Factory on Thursday, December 12 consists of exhibitions and performances by students from the following classes: FA106 Beginners Black and White Photography Class: The Slow Photo (April Gertler) FA325 The Photo Zine: A Subversive Phenomenon (April Gertler) FA108 Beginners in Digital Photography - Your own point of view (Carla Åhlander) FA270 The Political Image (Hannah Goldstein) FA188 The Art of Making Videos (Janina Schabig) FA107 Ceramics (Joon Park) FA294 Queering the Capitalocene: (Eco-)feminist Film and Video Art for Earthly Survival (Angela Anderson) TH325 Bodies in the City (Daniel Belasco Rogers) FA230 Archives of Sound (Noam Brusilovsky and Lotta Beckers) TH103 Acting Workshop (Julia Hart and Cory Tamler) TH134 Introduction to Playwriting (Julia Hart and Cory Tamler) TH180 Rethinking Regie: An Introduction to Directing (Julia Hart and Cory Tamler) FA156 Dance Lab: Body Space Image. Dance and Visual Arts (Eva Burghardt) For more information, call 845-758-6822, e-mail [email protected], or visit https://berlin.bard.edu/events/open-studios-2024.
Choreographed by rising artists in the Bard College Dance Program, this concert of Senior Projects represents the culmination of four years of intensive choreographic inquiry and research. Their concepts have been realized with the support of a professional staff of designers.
A recital featuring works by Mozart, Mendelssohn, and Chopin.
Friday, December 13, 2024 1 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube channel here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event We continue discussing Hannah Arendt's Between Past and Future, which describes the perplexing crises modern society faces as a result of the loss of meaning of the traditional key words of politics: justice, reason, responsibility, virtue, and glory. Through a series of eight exercises, Hannah Arendt shows how we can redistill the vital essence of these concepts and use them to regain a frame of reference for the future.
Free to HAC members and to Bard students, staff, and faculty! Email [email protected] for the Zoom link.
Don't worry if you miss a VRG meeting! We post them all on our YouTube channel the week after they're recorded. Or tune in to an edited version of the chapter readings plus bonus episodes on our podcast, Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz. Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
Non-Degree Recital: Isabel Chin Garita, violin, with Neilson Chen, piano
A recital featuring works by J.S. Bach, Tyzen Hsiao, Julio Fonseca, Manuel Ponce, and César Franck.
Friday, December 13, 2024 4 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube channel here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Monopol (Provinzstraße 44, 13409 Berlin) BCB’s celebrated end-of-the-semester arts tradition returns: Open Studios is a two day display of student's works that they have created throughout the semester. This includes performances, films, and visual artworks of all kinds. Everyone is welcome to come see what our talented student body has created and experience the ongoing growth of our arts programs.
On December 12, visual and performing arts students will showcase their work at the Factory (Eichenstraße 43, 13156 Berlin). View more information here. On December 13, visual arts students will showcase their work at Monopol (Provinzstraße 44, 13409 Berlin).
Open Studios on Friday, December 13 consists of exhibitions by students from the following classes: FA103 Found Fragments and Layered Lines: mixed-media techniques for drawing and collage (John Kleckner) FA109 Painting Fundamentals (John Kleckner) FA302 Advanced Painting: Oil Paint and After (John Kleckner) FA319 Advanced Drawing: Process and Experimentation (Lotte Leerschool) FA113 Introduction to Glass Making (Nadania Idriss)* FA112 Marble Stone Sculpture (Raphael Beil and Tobia Silvotti) SC215 Reflecting Human-Environment Relations (Through Sound) (Francisca Gonçalves)
*There will be a live glass-blowing demo from 7:00pm-8:00pm For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Non-Degree Recital: Alexandra Balog, piano, withAnita Balázs, cello
Featuring works for Cello and Piano by Janáček, Stravinsky, Chopin, and Kurtág.
Friday, December 13, 2024 6:30 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube channel here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Choreographed by rising artists in the Bard College Dance Program, this concert of Senior Projects represents the culmination of four years of intensive choreographic inquiry and research. Their concepts have been realized with the support of a professional staff of designers.
Choreographed by rising artists in the Bard College Dance Program, this concert of Senior Projects represents the culmination of four years of intensive choreographic inquiry and research. Their concepts have been realized with the support of a professional staff of designers.
Choreographed by rising artists in the Bard College Dance Program, this concert of Senior Projects represents the culmination of four years of intensive choreographic inquiry and research. Their concepts have been realized with the support of a professional staff of designers.
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist (1114 River Road) in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome!
Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world—anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world! For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass will be available at noon in the Holy Innocents Chapel. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Featuring the students of Rieko Aizawa's piano studio, the structure of this recital will be based off of the concept of a musical book, starting with a Prologue (Rachmaninoff Preludes), ending with an Epilogue (Rachmaninoff Suite for Two Pianos), and containing three chapters: "Joy and Humor," "An Intense Journey," and "Reverie and Reflection." The program will feature a wide range of repertoire, from J.S. Bach to Derek Bermel's Funk Etudes!
Sunday, December 15, 2024 12 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube channel here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Julia Richman Educational Complex, 317 E 67 St, NYC The Orchestra Now presents a free holiday season concert at the Julia Richman Educational Complex on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. TŌN Interim Assistant Conductor Leonardo Pineda leads a program of high-spirited audience favorites, which includes Tchaikovsky’s beloved Nutcracker Suite and Johann Strauss II’s Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka. TŌN is joined by NYC’s All-City High School Orchestrafor Borodin’s evocative “Polovtsian Dances” and two movements from Holst’s iconic The Planets.
Featuring works by Bach, Myaskovsky, Boulanger, and Popper
Sunday, December 15, 2024 7 pm
Bitó Conservatory Building, Performance Space Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube channel here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Composition Premiere and Chinese Folk Music Concert
Join the "Composition for Performers and Chinese Folk Music" students led by Prof. Xinyan Li for a night of musical exploration! The concert will feature world premieres of eight new works written for Pipa, Erhu, Guqin, Dizi, Guzheng, Konghou, Daruan, Viola, and Piano.
Sunday, December 15, 2024 8 pm
Olin Hall Free and open to the public. Livestreaming on the Conservatory YouTube channel here.Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Meditation Room, Center for Spiritual Life, basement of Resnick Village Dorm A Monday: Guided Meditation, 6-7 pm 6-6:15 dharma words 6:15-6:45 meditation 6:45-7 pm kinhin (walking meditation) and chanting
Thursday: Silent Meditation, 6-7 pm One hour of stillness and contemplation, plus the opportunity to ask questions about your spiritual practice in an one-on-one meeting with Myoko Osho.
You may join the meditation sessions at any time. Afterwards join our sangha community get-together with refreshments. Contact us to receive announcements for special Buddhist community events throughout the semester.
Sponsored by: Chaplaincy.
For more information, call 845-752-4619, or e-mail [email protected].
Olin Hall Free and open to the public. Please note that the start time of this event has changed to 6:00 PM. Sponsored by: Bard College Conservatory of Music.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Blum N211, the jazz room Join us for a jazz class ensemble concert! Location changed from Blum Hall to the Jazz room, Blum N211Sponsored by: Music Program.
For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Global Backsliding on Human Rights Protection: We are all at Risk
Tuesday, December 17, 2024 7–10 pm
BCB Lecture Hall (Platanenstr. 98a, 13156 Berlin) In the past decade, we have observed a troubling global backsliding in the protection of human rights. This regression is being promoted, encouraged, and financed by various traditionalist and fundamentalist groups, including certain churches and their affiliated NGOs, conservative civil society organizations, as well as governments and politicians from a wide range of countries—both democratic and autocratic. This movement transcends national political systems and affects democracies as much as autocracies. These groups often employ misinformation, disinformation, fake news, and conspiracy theories to incite moral panic, particularly among less informed populations. Their primary objectives in this coordinated effort include the creation legal obstacles for civil society organizations to organize and secure funding for their activities; rolling back sexual and reproductive rights and limiting education on these topics; undermining or reversing LGBTI rights where they have been established, and blocking efforts to secure these rights in countries where they remain absent. Furthermore, affirmative actions or protections based on race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex; are dismantled and the influence and operations of international bodies such as the United Nations, the Organization of American States (OAS), and other treaty-based organizations are restricted.
This lecture aims to raise awareness of this dangerous global movement. The lecture also empowers participants to develop effective strategies to counter these regressive actions.
Tamara Adrián is an accomplished lawyer and academic with an extensive educational and professional background. She graduated with highest honors in law from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello (UCAB) in Venezuela and holds a Doctorate in Law, also with highest honors, from Université Paris 2 in France. Additionally, she earned a degree in Comparative Law with honors from the Institut de Droit Comparé de Paris. Adrián has furthered her expertise in public policy through training for high-ranking officers at the Harvard Kennedy School.
With a distinguished career in academia, Adrián has served as a law professor across undergraduate, master’s, and doctoral levels at several universities, including Universidad Central de Venezuela, Universidad Metropolitana, Universidad de Antioquia, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, and the University for Peace. She is also a published author, contributing books and numerous articles on civil and commercial law as well as human rights.
Generously supported by 1014, a space for ideas. For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event REMINDER: THE VIRTUAL READING GROUP IS ON WINTER BREAK, DECEMBER 20 - JANUARY 24
After the break, we will finish discussing Hannah Arendt's Between Past and Future, which describes the perplexing crises modern society faces as a result of the loss of meaning of the traditional key words of politics: justice, reason, responsibility, virtue, and glory. Through a series of eight exercises, Hannah Arendt shows how we can redistill the vital essence of these concepts and use them to regain a frame of reference for the future.
Free to HAC members and to Bard students, staff, and faculty! Email [email protected] for the Zoom link.
Don't worry if you miss a VRG meeting! We post them all on our YouTube channel the week after they're recorded. Or tune in to an edited version of the chapter readings plus bonus episodes on our podcast, Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz. Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
Join the Bard College Conservatory of Music’s Vocal Arts Program for Come Out of the Cold: A Winter Cabaret. This one-night-only event, held at the Fisher Center’s LUMA Theater, promises warmth, joy, and stellar performances to wrap up the Conservatory’s Fall concert season.
This holiday-infused cabaret spectacular will feature countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, acclaimed for his luminous voice and captivating stage presence. A celebrated opera star and the general director of Opera Philadelphia, Costanzo has performed with the world’s most prestigious opera houses and orchestras, including the Metropolitan Opera and the New York Philharmonic. He will be joined by the Graduate Vocal Arts Program singers and Conservatory Piano Fellows, showcasing the exceptional talent nurtured at Bard.
The evening was originally set to feature internationally-renowned mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe, a pillar of the vibrant Vocal Arts Program faculty. While Stephanie is unable to perform on December 20 due to illness, her ongoing contributions and influence continue to inspire the spirit of this performance.
The program features beloved seasonal songs like “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming,” “White Christmas,” and “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” in a mix of cherished holiday favorites and art songs.
Celebrate the magic of winter with music that warms the heart—don’t miss this festive evening!
Artwork: Winter, Monadnock by Abbott Handerson Thayer; Smithsonian American Art Museum and its Renwick Gallery
Sponsored by: Bard Conservatory Graduate Vocal Arts Program.
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist (1114 River Road) in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome!
Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world—anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world! For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass will be available at noon in the Holy Innocents Chapel. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
Online Event REMINDER: THE VIRTUAL READING GROUP IS ON WINTER BREAK, DECEMBER 20 - JANUARY 24
After the break, we will finish discussing Hannah Arendt's Between Past and Future, which describes the perplexing crises modern society faces as a result of the loss of meaning of the traditional key words of politics: justice, reason, responsibility, virtue, and glory. Through a series of eight exercises, Hannah Arendt shows how we can redistill the vital essence of these concepts and use them to regain a frame of reference for the future.
Free to HAC members and to Bard students, staff, and faculty! Email [email protected] for the Zoom link.
Don't worry if you miss a VRG meeting! We post them all on our YouTube channel the week after they're recorded. Or tune in to an edited version of the chapter readings plus bonus episodes on our podcast, Reading Hannah Arendt with Roger Berkowitz. Sponsored by: Hannah Arendt Center.
Church of St. John the Evangelist, 1114 River Road, Barrytown Join us for services (Holy Communion) at the Episcopal Church of St. John the Evangelist (1114 River Road) in Barrytown. Rides to the church are provided every Sunday throughout the academic year. Please be at the Bard Chapel at 9:45 am to get picked up.
All are welcome!
Christians, non-Christians, spiritual but not religious, agnostics, believers, doubters, seekers, those who have questions about faith and religion, those struggling to understand where God is in our challenging world—anyone wanting to use their faith to change and act in the world! For more information, call 203-858-8800, or e-mail [email protected].
Chapel of the Holy Innocents Catholic Mass will be available at noon in the Holy Innocents Chapel. All are welcome! For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].
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