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Early 20th century photograph of a large room where dozens of women sit working around needlework looms. Two flag-like needlework pictures are displayed in the foreground.

A Millennium of Textiles: Digging into the Royal School of Needlework’s Collection and History

Join Dr. Isabella Rosner, Curator of Textiles at the Royal School of Needlework for this special talk that explores the history of the Royal School of Needlework’s history, current work, and collection. In this talk, Isabella will survey the history of the RSN’s Collection and explore several key pieces in it, including a 7th-century Coptic weaving to 21st-century Chinese silk painting.

This event is free and open to the public.

A yellow bicycle rests against a wooden bench beside a tree trunk. In the blurred background, several people sit on a sunlit green campus lawn beneath leafy trees.

Vassar Vintage Bike Night

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This free, interactive community event invites Vassar students and employees to join Hudson Valley bicycling enthusiasts to showcase and admire vintage and antique bicycles. Attendees can participate in friendly bike contests with local awards, get a portrait of their ride, visit a hands-on repair station to keep bikes road-worthy, and connect with regional cycling advocates and local bike shops.

This event is free and open to the public.

Charles Tien wearing wire-rimmed spectacles and has short black hair and a slight smile, dressed in a dark suit jacket over a light blue collared shirt. The background is a solid, dark purple-blue color.

Pre-Midterms Guest Speaker Series with Professor Charles Tien

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Interested in learning more about the midterm elections? Listen to the Department of Political Science’s latest guest speaker event, featuring a talk and Q&A with Professor Charles Tien titled “Will the Republicans Lose Control of Congress in 2026? A Referendum Model.”

Photo of a man with two children in an art gallery. The children are holding clipboards and pencils, and looking at art in a case to do a scavenger hunt.

Family Fun at the Loeb

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Join us for free drop-in family programs on select Sundays (October 11, November 15, and December 13) this fall. 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. Check our Instagram @theloeb for details about the activity, or email loebtours@vassar.edu with questions.

This event is free and open to the public.

Student musicians play trumpet and other brass instruments during an orchestra performance.

Vassar College Orchestra

Eduardo Navega, conductor

This event is free and open to the public.

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

Illustrated graphic from Question of Cities about extreme heat and women's health. Scenes show a woman cooking over a stove and another riding crowded public transit under a blazing sun, with a text bubble reading "Cooking in dingy kitchens and crammed in public spaces." Below, a visibly distressed, sweating woman in a blue headscarf is pictured alongside a resting pregnant woman, with text stating: "Higher risk of gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, and hospitalisation."

Unequal Heat: A Workshop on heat, Law, and Injustice

A workshop with Ruhie Kumar, co-founder of Heatwave Action Coalition and Prof. Kodiveri, will unpack how heat, law and
lived experiences of heat impacts interact.

Campus community only, please.

Digital art collage on a warm terracotta background featuring a monochrome photo of a woman in sunglasses painting a yellow bird at an easel. Brightly colored illustrations surround her, including a multi-toned bird in foliage, a potted plant, a patterned blue-and-yellow butterfly, a white lily, and oversized buttons.

Still (After) Life Drawing

Everyone is welcome to drop in and sketch a still-life scene featuring plants from the Olmsted Greenhouse and unique College artifacts from the Vassar College Artifacts Project (VCAP) at your own pace.

Samuel Issacharoff with grey-white hair, a light grey mustache, and a slight smile and wearing a grey tweed-patterned blazer over a light blue collared shirt. The background is a gently blurred green and brown park setting with tree foliage.

Pre-Midterms Guest Speaker Series with Professor Samuel Issacharoff

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Interested in learning more about the midterm elections? Listen to the Department of Political Science’s latest guest speaker event, featuring a talk and Q&A with Professor Samuel Issacharoff on the role of the courts in the upcoming midterms.

Photo of a quilt that is also a map with countries and borders.

Agnes Rindge Claflin Lecture: Joyce Kozloff

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Joyce Kozloff is an internationally recognized artist and feminist who was an originating member of the Pattern and Decoration movement. Maps are the foundation for her recent paintings which employ mutations to raise geopolitical issues and chart the sites of current wars and conflicts.

This event is free and open to the public.

Four members of the Jupiter String Quartet pose with two violins, a viola and a cello.

Jupiter String Quartet

The Jupiter String Quartet performs works by Clarice Assad, Alban Berg, Juri Seo and Franz Schubert.

This event is free and open to the public.

Portrait photo of artist Sarah Elawad, a person with long dark hair and dark clothing.

Opening Celebration for Photo-Design with Artist Sarah Elawad

Celebrate the opening of the Loeb’s new exhibition, Photo-Design: Persuasion, Critique, Fantasy, which looks at the many ways designers have used photography over the last century to imagine new possibilities. Featured artist Sarah Elawad joins exhibition curator Jessica D. Brier in conversation, followed by a reception.

This event is free and open to the public.