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.

Feigen, a prominent feminist activist, lawyer, and author of Not One of the Boys: Living Life as a Feminist (Knopf 2000, 2020), will be honored with the Alumnae/i Association of Vassar College’s Spirit of Vassar Award immediately after her talk. Attend in person or virtually.

Shaughnessy, the award-winning author of seven poetry collections, is a Professor of English at Rutgers University–Newark. 

Professor Sturken of New York University’s Department of Media, Culture, and Communication will discuss the 9/11 Memorial and the National Memorial for Peace and Justice.

The Regents Professor of History at the University of Montana will discuss her most recent book at an event honoring Miriam Cohen, Evalyn Clark Professor Emerita of History. Campus community only, please.

This presentation by a disability rights advocate and SUNY New Paltz education professor will provide an opportunity to explore practical approaches to improving access to build inclusive environments. Sponsored by the Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts.

An open dialogue for the Black men and men of color on Vassar’s campus.

James Ruff, tenor and Early Gaelic Harpist, explores the famous Marian pilgrimage site in Walsingham, England, and the music from three periods: Medieval pilgrimage, Tudor destruction and lamentation, and the shrine’s restoration exactly one hundred years ago.