Past Events
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This lecture examines literary and historical narratives to elaborate “colonial domesticity.”
Campus community only, please.
Oct. 30: 8:00 p.m.
Oct. 31–Nov. 1: 7:00 p.m.
A gathering of Emeritae/i, Vassar College members, guests, and the public to hear a lecture followed by conversation at a reception immediately following the lecture.
This event is open to the public.
This year marks the 650th anniversary of Giovanni Boccaccio’s passing. We explore his legacy in a interdisciplinary panel of Vassar faculty, followed by a keynote speech by Grace Delmolino (University of California, Davis) titled: “Boccaccio and Consent.” No reservation required
Campus community only, please
Join us for Vassar’s “College Bowl” during National Chemistry Week 2025. A fun night filled with challenging Chemistry questions, competitive teams from various schools, and prizes!
Campus community only, please.
Artist Lyle Ashton Harris will give a lecture which will explore the intersections between his practice in photography and collage, examining ideas of gender, sexuality, and belonging.
This event is open to the public.
A keynote lecture with 2025–2026 Tatlock Fellow Dr. Kyle Whyte (enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation).
Join us for Poughkeepsie Farm Project’s 3rd Annual Harvest Fest, our biggest celebration of the year! The Fest is a family-friendly music festival featuring food trucks, maker market, kids activities, craft beer & wine, and community on the farm! Funds raised help feed Poughkeepsie families. RAIN OR SHINE!
A Screening of Jennifer Reeves’ The Gloria of Your Imagination followed by a Q&A with the director.
The Asian Studies Program Annual Gandhi Lecture. Jyotsna Vaid ’76 will discuss the remarkable life of her late sister, the renowned LGBTQ+ activist Urvashi Vaid ’79.
This event is open to the public.
This talk draws on Philip V. McHarris’s book Beyond Policing to examine the failures of policing as a framework for safety and the ways Black communities have long enacted practices of care, protection, and refusal beyond the state.
The Engaged Pluralism Open House is a campus-wide celebration where students, staff, faculty, administrators, and organizations share passions, talents, and creative practices to spark curiosity, conversation, and community.
Campus community only, please.
A new schedule for this concert will be announced at a later date.
Join us for free drop-in family programs on select Sundays. Each date will feature different hands-on art activities inspired by art on view. Activities can be modified for all ages, but are best suited for children 5 and up.
Eduardo Navega, conductor
This event is open to the public.
This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live
Tita Chico ’91, University of Maryland Professor of English, will discuss the literary history of 18th-century technology.
Elana Herzog is an installation artist and sculptor who uses material culture to consider aspects of ephemerality, entropy, pleasure, and pain, focusing on the global migration of culture and technology as seen through the lens of textiles. Herzog will give a talk on her work titled “Being Always in Relation.”
This event is open to the public.
A recital of works by Mozart, Chopin, Robert Schumann, György Ligeti, Unsuk Chin and Hans Abrahamsen evoking experiences of day and night. Performed by Thomas Sauer, piano, Adjunct Artist in Music.
This event is open to the public.
ALANA Fest is one of the Jeh Vincent Johnson ALANA Cultural Center’s core events, and it makes visible, celebrates, and builds community with students of color at Vassar.
This event is open to the public.