Past Events
Art historian Dora Apel considers the dynamic nature of memory, how it can be mobilized for social justice, and how memory is embodied, including through her own experience as a daughter of Holocaust survivors and a cancer survivor. A reception for Dora Apel and artist Buzz Spector will precede the lecture.
An exhibition in the Vassar College Art Library.
Dr. Janet Sheung from W. M. Keck Science Department, The Claremont Colleges, will discuss her current research.
Eduardo Navega, conductor
This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live
Members of VOCES8 will present a variety of sessions, including composition and choral arranging, vocal production and diction, and career paths in music and music education. Registration required.
A wide-ranging recital of music from the Renaissance to the present day performed by internationally renowned choral ensemble VOCES8.
Multicultural fall festival featuring highly artistic performances by residents of the Poughkeepsie community and student organizations who contribute to the cultural mosaic of the campus. At this festival everyone can enjoy a variety of hands-on arts & crafts, interactive games, and food from various cultures.
Reception to follow in Sanders Physics 105 from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Campus community only, please.
Join us for an open master class with members of the internationally renowned choral ensemble VOCES8.
The Loeb Art Center hosts a public reception celebrating the exhibition On the Grid: Ways of Seeing in Print, followed by a conversation featuring visiting artist Aaron R. Turner, founder/director of the Center for Art as Lived Experience and the Photographers of Color Podcast at the University of Arkansas School of Art.
A folk music concert sponsored by the Vassar College Lifelong Learning Institute. Open to the public, free admission. Face masks and proof of vaccination required.
A story of sibling love that explores subjects closely linked to science. Reservations for performances on October 6, 7, and 8 can be made by emailing the box office. Campus community only, please.
Professor Hsy of George Washington University is an expert in medieval literature and contemporary cultural studies; he is especially interested in the intersections of language, race, gender, and disability. This talk is part of his work-in-progress Crip Relations: Life Writing and Disability Justice. Campus community only, please.
Anahita Sarabhai, a queer performing artist, activist, poet, and educator currently based in Kathmandu, Nepal, will speak about their wide-ranging experiences with activism.
Explore the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center while listening to music sung by the Vassar College Women’s Chorus, Chamber Singers, and Choir. Short performances at 6:00 p.m., 6:30 p.m., and 7:00 p.m.
In this Philosopher’s Holiday Lecture, a University of Denver assistant professor of philosophy will argue that we are still a long way from developing AI systems that are capable of understanding and communicating meaningfully themselves.
A workshop for students sponsored by the Jeh Vincent Johnson ALANA Cultural Center and Transitions Program.
Moderated in person by Professor and Chair of History Mita Choudhury and Director of Women, Feminist, and Queer Studies Paulina Bren. Remote panelists include: Fatemeh Sadeghi, Kelly Shannon ’03, Kirsten Wesselhoeft. Light refreshments will be served. Attend in person or remotely.
A recital exploring three hundred years of keyboard music, from Bach in 1721 to Nina Shekhar in 2021. A trip through the musical centuries, this recital presents music according to three categories borrowed from the writing of anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss: code, message, and myth.
Kwan, Chair of UC Berkeley’s Department of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies, will discuss her new book, which explores intercultural duets between artists of different backgrounds. Campus community only, please.