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A Talk with Tavia Nyong’o

This talk examines how Black artists transform AI from a tool of command and control into a medium for intergenerational dialogue and alternative worlding.

This event is free and open to the public.

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Black History Month Celebration

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All are invited to join us for a fun-filled evening celebration to kick off Black History Month. There will be lively performances, engaging speakers, delicious food/beverages, fun activities, giveaways, and more!

Free and open to the public.

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Honorary Adene and Richard Wilson Concert

An evening of new compositions featuring boldly expressive works by MODfest cofounder Richard Wilson and premieres by new faculty Alan Hankers and Celeste Oram, highlighting electronic-influenced textures and interdisciplinary explorations of music, language, and cultural history.

MODfest 2026

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Family Fun at the Loeb

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Join us for free drop-in family programs on select Sundays this winter and spring. Each date will feature a different hands-on art activity inspired by art on view. Activities can be modified for all ages, but are best suited for children ages 5 and up. 

Free and open to the public.

Poster-style graphic for a project titled “Rescoring Richter,” with the word “RICHTER” running vertically on the left, “RESCORING” across the top, and the phrases “New Sonic Environments” and “For a Master of Avant Garde Film” centered between rows of black-and-white film stills showing abstract shapes, floating hats, a group of men, raised hands, concentric circles, two faces with superimposed circles over their eyes, and a frame reading “Un film de Hans Richter,” all framed by a thin red rectangular borde

Rescoring Richter

Rescoring Richter is a multimedia project pairing contemporary sound artists with Hans Richter’s 1920s avant-garde films to create new scores, documented through short films and live performances that reveal and reanimate his revolutionary cinematic imagery.

MODfest 2026

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Master Class: Visionary Voices—Burton & Musto

Music department students perform for internationally renowned soprano Amy Burton and composer and pianist John Musto in a master class, featuring Musto’s musical works.

MODfest 2026

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Artist Talk with Cecilia Vicuña

The Loeb welcomes acclaimed Chilean poet and artist Cecilia Vicuña for an artist talk in conjunction with the closing of Chronostasia: Select Acquisitions 2020–2025. 

Free and open to the public.

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Computing Venus

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7:30 p.m. on Friday, and 2:00 p.m. matinees on Saturday and Sunday

Note: The performance on Jan 25 has been canceled due to weather.

This is an in-person event that will also be streamed live.

MODfest 2026

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From Vassar to Broadway to Oz: Behind the Curtain with Ethan Slater ’14

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Join us for an exciting live interview and award ceremony with actor, singer, and composer Ethan Slater ’14, who was named as the recipient of the Young Alum Achievement Award by the AAVC in 2024. Moderated by Chris Grabowski, Professor and Chair of Drama, and Shona Tucker, Professor of Drama on the Mary Riepma Ross ’32 Chair.

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Religion After Neoliberalism: Public Funding, Private Obligations

Professor Gaurav Mukherjee studies how constitutional law regulates positive rights—such as housing and education —and how these rights are reshaped when they collide with demands for accommodation by religious organizations and private entities.

This event is open to the public.

Henry Purcell's Dido and Aeneas

Vassar students put on a performance of this English Baroque opera for this one-night-only free event. Directed by Anthony Orsi.

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Family Fun at the Loeb

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Join us for free drop-in family programs on select Sundays this fall. 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.

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A Service of Lessons and Carols

This annual Advent service at the Vassar College Chapel features readings, choral anthems, and congregational carols, culminating in a candle lighting ceremony. Vassar College Choir, Chamber Singers, and Treble Chorus, and Cappella Festiva Chamber Choir will perform.

This event is open to the public.