Past Events
Anna Polonsky, piano and Susan Rotholz, flute. Works of CPE Bach, JS Bach, Mozart and Copland.
This event is free and open to the public.
Poughkeepsie-based artist Julia Whitney Barnes joins us to share insights into her wide-ranging artistic practice, which is based in reverent observation of the natural world. Whitney Barnes’s work is a highlight of the Loeb’s exhibition The Botanist at Vassar, on view through October 4.
This event is free and open to the public.
All students are welcome! This event is the perfect opportunity to gather tons of helpful career information, while also meeting the Center for Career Education staff. We’ll have raffles, photo ops, ice cream, candy, and more! A professional photographer will be taking FREE LinkedIn headshots all afternoon.
Campus community only, please.
Join our science librarian, Isabel, and Greenhouse manager, Alicia, for a cyanotype print-making event at the Olmsted Greenhouse. Registration required.
Campus community only, please.
Classics and Creations: The trio of Nick Hetko (piano), Rich Syracuse (bass), and Jeff Siegel (drums) presents a set of American Songbook classics alongside their modern jazz originals for piano trio.
This event is free and open to the public.
The Distortion of Memory: Guitarist Trevor Babb, performs a recital length work for solo guitar by 2019 Pulitzer Prize Finalist, James Romig.
This event is free and open to the public.
Vassar’s traditional opening of the academic year will feature a choir performance, a Convocation address by Mita Choudhury, and much more!
Presented by members of the Music Department faculty.
This event is free and open to the public.
On the occasion of the Loeb’s exhibition Atelier 17: Myths in Motion, we are delighted to welcome Christina Weyl, Executive Director of the nonprofit Atelier 17 Project, who will offer new perspectives on the history of the avant-garde printmaking workshop as its centennial approaches.
This event is free and open to the public.
A screening of Bacurau, followed by a faculty discussion connecting the film to their research, creative practices, and Film Department courses.
Campus community only, please.
New Student Orientation 2026 will be in-person on campus.
Several exhibitions and a book fair will be held at Vassar in conjunction with Making Meaning: A Collage Symposium, a three-day symposium at the Vassar Institute for the Liberal Arts.
The following events are free and open to the public.
A live performance featuring Soundpainting creator Walter Thompson and international artists using real-time multidisciplinary composition through gesture-based improvisation.
Tickets are free and can be reserved by calling the Powerhouse Box Office at (845) 437-5599.
Recital by Richard Wilson, composer and pianist, with special guest Carl Gutowski, flute
This event is free and open to the public.
Address Earth: Artists’ Books in a Suitcase is an exhibit by The Inspiration Art Group International. The artists’ talk will follow a reception for the exhibit itself in the Loeb Center, beginning at 5:00 p.m.
This event is free and open to the public.
Inspired by the exhibition, The Botanist at Vassar, the Loeb is proud to partner with Nature’s Impact to present a hands-on workshop with artist Serena Domingues, featuring her Botanical Dreams series—large-scale floral sculptures inspired by the power and mystery of nature. Guests will engage in a guided experience where they observe botanical forms and create their own imagined flower through sculpting and making.
This event is free and open to the public, ages 7 and up.
Faculty member Frank Cassara will be joined by the NYC-based ensemble "Percussia" to perform his new work "Broadway Boogie Woogie", a NYSCA grant winner, based on the the painting by Piet Mondrian. Hailing from the vibrant hub of Queens, New York, Percussia masterfully blends classical precision, modern innovation, global traditions, and popular flair into a cohesive and thrilling sound experience.
This event is free and open to the public.
Emily Nomer finds aesthetic company in the Pattern & Decoration artists of the 1970’s, amongst others. Most of the works are painted in acrylic, and geometry, repetition, and pattern are the basis of most compositions. Balance and proportion remain her guiding principles.
This event is free and open to the public.
Vassar College’s 162nd Commencement Ceremony will feature an address by Noah Baumbach ’91. Reception immediately to follow on the Chapel Lawn.
View the full schedule of Commencement Weekend events.