Families Weekend

10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center

For current and ongoing exhibits please visit The Loeb website.

3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

The Haiti Project: Sale of Haitian Art

Main Building / College Center, Multi-Purpose Room

Over 300 original Haitian paintings and hundreds of handicrafts. The Haiti Project engages students in a life-changing experiential education in global citizenship, fosters sustainable development in Haiti, and promotes Haitian art. (All purchases are 50% tax deductible.)

5:00 p.m.

James W. Palmer Gallery

College Center

Creativity is Contagious: The Artists of Rhinebeck Fine Art.
Artists’ Reception, 5:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

7:00 p.m.

Shabbat with Chabad Jewish Community

Chabad House, 94 Fulton Avenue

Join the Chabad Jewish Community (CJC) for a warm, family style shabbat experience! A home cooked meal will be served complete with vegan and vegetarian options. All are welcome! Please RSVP by emailing rsl@vassar.edu.

9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.

Academic Life: A Faculty Panel for Families

The Vogelstein Center for Drama & Film, Martel Theater

The Dean of First-Year Students, Lioba Gerhardi, hosts a discussion with faculty members Nicholas A. de Leeuw, Senior Lecturer in Psychological Science, and Jennifer Herrera, Lecturer in Chemistry, about Vassar’s three general academic requirements: the First-Year Writing Seminar, Quantitative Analysis, and Foreign Language proficiency. Q&A to follow.

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Conversation with the President and the Deans

The Vogelstein Center for Drama & Film, Martel Theater

A Conversation with Elizabeth H. Bradley, President of the College; Carlos Alamo-Pastrana, Dean of the College; Brian Daly, Interim Dean of the Faculty; and Kelli Duncan, Associate Dean of the Faculty and Academic Resources.

10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

James W. Palmer Gallery

College Center

Creativity is Contagious: The Artists for Rhinebeck Fine Art. Palmer Gallery Website

10:30 a.m.

Highlights Tour

The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center

Highlights from the permanent collection. The collection of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center charts the history of art from antiquity to the present and comprises over 21,000 works. (Hours of operation: daily, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.)

11:30 a.m.

Field Hockey

Weinberg Turf Field

Vassar vs. Christopher Newport

1:00 p.m.

Campus Arts Tour

Meet in front of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center

Learn more about the works of art found throughout campus that enrich the lives of the Vassar community, from stained glass to sculpture.

2:00 p.m.

Walking Tour of the Ecological Preserve

The Environmental Cooperative at the Vassar Barns, 50 Vassar Farm Lane

Join the Environmental Cooperative and Preserve staff for a two-hour tour of The Preserve at Vassar, a 525-acre multi-use space situated just south of Vassar’s campus, across Hooker Avenue. The tour will start and end at the Environmental Cooperative Barn (50 Vassar Farm Lane). This tour covers easy to moderate terrain and includes many opportunities for wildlife viewing. Come learn some history about The Preserve at Vassar and get up to date on our current research and monitoring projects. Please wear comfortable footwear suitable for hiking and long pants to protect against ticks and poison ivy. Please RSVP for the Tour.

2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

The Powerhouse Theater

Pre-curtain Reception, 1 p.m.,  Powerhouse Theater lobby

A reading of a play by Foster Schrader ’25, recipient of the Marilyn Swartz Seven ’69 Annual Playwriting Award, Spring ’24. The Boy Who Cried Wolf is a play about trauma, how it is inflicted on us, and how we move forward from it. The two main characters take turns playing each other’s legal representation, while the chorus acts as an incredibly biased slew of bystanders. The play asks, How do we forgive ourselves? How do we forgive each other? And should we?

Reservations required: please contact boxoffice@vassar.edu.

8:00 p.m.

Barefoot Fireflies Fire Show

Residential Quad

The Barefoot Fireflies is Vassar’s one and only circus and fire arts club! Our fall fire show is a great event for families to attend; we have juggling, dancing, spinning, and lots of flames! Come support Vassar students as we put on our first performance of the semester! For more information, email exec.barefootfireflies@gmail.com or visit pages.vassar.edu/barefoot-fireflies.

Inclement Weather Date: Sunday, September 29, 8 p.m.

10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

The Haiti Project: Sale of Haitian Art

Main Building / College Center, Multi-Purpose Room
(See Friday’s schedule for complete information)

10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

James W. Palmer Gallery

College Center

Creativity is Contagious: The Artists for Rhinebeck Fine Art. Palmer Gallery Website

1:00 p.m.

Highlights Tour

The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center

The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center Highlights from the permanent collection. The collection of the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center charts the history of art from antiquity to the present and comprises over 21,000 works. (Hours of operation: daily, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.)