Past Events

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Nov. 4, 2024, 5:30–7:00 p.m.

Join us for a reading and conversation with author Luisa Weiss on the occasion of the publication of her new cookbook, Classic German Cooking.

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Nov. 2, 2024, 8:00 p.m.

A different take on the music for harpsichord, with guitar and violin. The program includes music by Bach, Martinû, Milhaud, Wilson, and others. Marija Ilić, harpsichord, Roberto Granados, guitar, Anna Elashvili, violin.

Pictured: Three people holding their instruments in a collage with words that read, "The Walden Trio: Chelsea Lane, harp, Ginevra Petrucci, flute, Maren Rothfritz, viola".

A harp, viola, and flute program of works by primarily modern and contemporary composers inspired by the natural world. The Walden Trio: Chelsea Lane, harp, Ginevra Petrucci, flute, Maren Rothfritz, viola.

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Nov. 1, 2024, 4:00–5:00 p.m.

Join us at the Olmsted Greenhouse for a calm doodling session with Vassar’s Counseling Service!

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Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 2024, 8:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

A play and a senior Drama project.

Campus guests only, please. 

Reservations required: please contact boxoffice@vassar.edu.

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Jin Jiang is Professor Emeritus at East China Normal University and Yeung Family Distinguished Visiting Professor at the Johns Hopkins University. Her research interests are at the intersection of women and gender, popular culture, and Shanghai history.

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Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds (Cheyenne and Arapaho Nation) is an acclaimed multidisciplinary artist whose work has long advocated for recognition of historic and ongoing forms of oppression of Indigenous peoples in the US and globally. 

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Oct. 30, 2024, 1:00–4:30 p.m.

Join us for a spooky celebration at the greenhouse! Enjoy treats as you wander among our unusual plants. Everyone is welcome—feel free to wear your Halloween costume or come as you are (the plants won’t mind!).

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Join alum Jonathan Silberberg, an acclaimed documentary filmmaker and producer, for an engaging discussion about the challenges and rewards of a career in documentary filmmaking and how the field is rapidly transforming today.

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Oct. 26, 2024, 1:30 p.m.

The eVoco Voice Collective is an award-winning collection of singers of the highest musical, technical, and expressive abilities whose shared mission is to invite listeners into the extraordinary experience of singing, together. They are passionate advocates for excellence in the choral & vocal art. David Fryling, conductor.

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Oct. 25, 2024, 9:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.

Vassar students are invited to volunteer with assisting agency representatives in the United Way’s donation room.

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Explore technology’s impact on reproductive rights in this conversation with Kiana Tipton from Chat with Charley and Aisha Becker-Burrowes from FEMINIST. This event is organized in conjunction with the Loeb’s current exhibition, Reproductive: Health, Fertility, Agency.

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Oct. 23, 2024, 4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

A panel of experts on local and national politics will discuss the upcoming election, focusing on regional issues and the national context. Open to the public, No reservation required.